ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported traffic for the month of October. The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs), load factor and enplanements represent new monthly records for the month of October.
For October, traffic grew by 4.3 percent to more than 1.5 billion RPMs. The airline's load factor for the month was 82.4 percent. AirTran Airways enplaned more than 2 million passengers for the month, a 3.9 percent increase from the same month one year ago.
AirTran Airways October 2010 Traffic (Preliminary) |
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October 2010 |
October 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
1,569,909 |
1,505,874 |
4.3 percent |
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Available Seat Miles (000) |
1,905,856 |
1,901,825 |
0.2 percent |
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Load Factor |
82.4 percent |
79.2 percent |
3.2 points |
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Passengers Enplaned |
2,075,573 |
1,998,120 |
3.9 percent |
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Y-T-D 2010 |
Y-T-D 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
16,433,321 |
15,582,830 |
5.5 percent |
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Available Seat Miles (000) |
20,120,451 |
19,400,086 |
3.7 percent |
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Load Factor |
81.7 percent |
80.3 percent |
1.4 points |
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Passengers Enplaned |
20,675,665 |
20,084,377 |
2.9 percent |
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AirTran Airways is a Fortune 1000 company and has been ranked the number one low cost carrier in the Airline Quality Rating study for the past three years. AirTran Airways is the only major airline with Gogo Inflight Internet on every flight and offers coast-to-coast service on North America's newest all-Boeing fleet. Our low-cost, high-quality product also includes assigned seating, Business Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio on every flight. To book a flight, visit www.airtran.com
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Christopher White |
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SOURCE AirTran Airways
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