ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported traffic for the month of September. The airline reported all-time September record revenue passenger miles, (RPMs), load factor and enplaned passengers.
For September, traffic grew by 1.7 percent to more than 1.3 billion RPMs. The company's load factor for the month was 77.7 percent. The airline enplaned more than 1.8 million passengers for the month, a 1.4 percent increase from the same month one year ago.
AirTran Airways September 2010 Traffic |
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September 2010 |
September 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
1,389,944 |
1,367,099 |
1.7 percent |
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Available Seat Miles (000) |
1,787,786 |
1,776,400 |
0.6 percent |
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Load Factor |
77.7 percent |
77.0 percent |
0.7 points |
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Passengers Enplaned |
1,815,630 |
1,790,255 |
1.4 percent |
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Third Quarter 2010 |
Third Quarter 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
5,271,272 |
5,172,347 |
1.9 percent |
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Available Seat Miles (000) |
6,271,500 |
6,170,977 |
1.6 percent |
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Load Factor |
84.1 percent |
83.8 percent |
0.3 points |
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Passengers Enplaned |
6,538,710 |
6,533,184 |
0.1 percent |
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Y-T-D 2010 |
Y-T-D 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
14,863,412 |
14,076,956 |
5.6 percent |
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Available Seat Miles (000) |
18,214,595 |
17,498,261 |
4.1 percent |
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Load Factor |
81.6 percent |
80.4 percent |
1.2 points |
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Passengers Enplaned |
18,600,092 |
18,086,257 |
2.8 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 http://www.airtran.com
Media Contacts: |
AirTran Airways |
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Christopher White |
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Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas |
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678.254.7442 |
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SOURCE AirTran Airways
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