American Airlines Reports March Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines reported a March load factor of 82.5 percent, an increase of 2.2 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased by 1.3 percent, while capacity was lower by 1.4 percent year-over-year.

International traffic increased by 3.5 percent relative to last year as capacity increased by 0.3 percent, resulting in an increase in international load factor of 2.5 points versus March of last year. Domestic load factor was 84.3 percent, an increase of 2.1 points year-over-year. Domestic capacity and traffic were 2.6 percent and 0.1 percent lower year-over-year respectively.

American boarded 7.6 million passengers in March.

Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

About American Airlines
American Airlines, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve 260 airports in more than 50 countries and territories with, on average, more than 3,300 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members and members-elect serve more than 900 destinations with more than 10,000 daily flights to 149 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. AMR Corporation common stock trades under the symbol "AAMRQ" on the OTCQB marketplace, operated by OTC Markets Group.

AMR Corporation, and certain of its United States-based subsidiaries, including American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, on Nov. 29 filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. More information about the Chapter 11 filing is available on the Internet at http://aa.com/restructuring.

Current AMR Corp. news releases can be accessed at http://www.aa.com

SOURCE American Airlines

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