FORT WORTH, Texas, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines reported an April load factor of 82.0 percent, an increase of 0.7 points versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 1.3 percent and capacity decreased 2.1 percent year over year.
Domestic traffic increased 0.2 percent year over year on 0.2 percent more capacity. International traffic decreased by 3.9 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 5.7 percent. The decline in International traffic and capacity in April was a result of the partial closure of European airspace due to volcanic ash.
American boarded 7.1 million passengers in April.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES |
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April |
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2010 |
2009 |
CHANGE |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
10,151,086 |
10,283,773 |
(1.3) |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
6,515,352 |
6,499,697 |
0.2 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
3,635,734 |
3,784,076 |
(3.9) |
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ATLANTIC |
1,351,972 |
1,570,915 |
(13.9) |
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LATIN AMERICA |
1,824,048 |
1,776,211 |
2.7 |
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PACIFIC |
459,714 |
436,950 |
5.2 |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
12,377,945 |
12,643,995 |
(2.1) |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
7,749,741 |
7,734,631 |
0.2 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
4,628,204 |
4,909,363 |
(5.7) |
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ATLANTIC |
1,687,261 |
1,966,853 |
(14.2) |
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LATIN AMERICA |
2,382,850 |
2,378,094 |
0.2 |
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PACIFIC |
558,093 |
564,416 |
(1.1) |
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LOAD FACTOR |
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SYSTEM |
82.0 |
% |
81.3 |
% |
0.7 |
Pts |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
84.1 |
84 |
0 |
0.0 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
78.6 |
77.1 |
1.5 |
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ATLANTIC |
80.1 |
79.9 |
0.3 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
76.5 |
74.7 |
1.9 |
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PACIFIC |
82.4 |
77.4 |
5.0 |
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PASSENGERS BOARDED |
7,146,276 |
7,241,987 |
(1.3) |
% |
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) |
149,704 |
127,935 |
17.0 |
% |
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES |
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YEAR-TO-DATE April |
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2010 |
2009 |
CHANGE |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
38,844,379 |
38,871,497 |
(0.1) |
% |
|||||
D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
24,512,713 |
24,567,434 |
(0.2) |
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INTERNATIONAL |
14,331,666 |
14,304,063 |
0.2 |
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ATLANTIC |
4,914,580 |
5,151,788 |
(4.6) |
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LATIN AMERICA |
7,608,326 |
7,435,986 |
2.3 |
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PACIFIC |
1,808,760 |
1,716,289 |
5.4 |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
49,213,421 |
50,418,684 |
(2.4) |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
30,586,096 |
30,789,770 |
(0.7) |
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INTERNATIONAL |
18,627,326 |
19,628,914 |
(5.1) |
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ATLANTIC |
6,688,040 |
7,259,739 |
(7.9) |
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LATIN AMERICA |
9,734,432 |
10,125,591 |
(3.9) |
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PACIFIC |
2,204,853 |
2,243,584 |
(1.7) |
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LOAD FACTOR |
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SYSTEM |
78.9 |
% |
77.1 |
% |
1.8 |
Pts |
|||
D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
80.1 |
79.8 |
0.4 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
76.9 |
72.9 |
4.1 |
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ATLANTIC |
73.5 |
71.0 |
2.5 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
78.2 |
73.4 |
4.7 |
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PACIFIC |
82.0 |
76.5 |
5.5 |
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PASSENGERS BOARDED |
27,315,763 |
27,574,956 |
(0.9) |
% |
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) |
596,764 |
498,571 |
19.7 |
% |
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SOURCE American Airlines
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