FORT WORTH, Texas, April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines reported a March load factor of 81.7 percent, an increase of 2.6 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 2.5 percent and capacity decreased 0.7 percent year over year.
Domestic traffic increased 1.8 percent year over year on 0.8 percent more capacity. International traffic increased 3.9 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 3.1 percent.
American boarded 7.5 million passengers in March.
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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March |
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2010 |
2009 |
CHANGE |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
10,580,958 |
10,320,646 |
2.5 |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
6,732,226 |
6,615,889 |
1.8 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
3,848,732 |
3,704,757 |
3.9 |
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ATLANTIC |
1,368,884 |
1,335,101 |
2.5 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
1,984,525 |
1,902,967 |
4.3 |
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PACIFIC |
495,323 |
466,688 |
6.1 |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
12,949,592 |
13,038,425 |
-0.7 |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
8,060,464 |
7,992,876 |
0.8 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
4,889,128 |
5,045,550 |
-3.1 |
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ATLANTIC |
1,769,875 |
1,852,176 |
-4.4 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
2,550,453 |
2,610,312 |
-2.3 |
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PACIFIC |
568,800 |
583,062 |
-2.4 |
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LOAD FACTOR |
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SYSTEM |
81.7 |
% |
79.2 |
% |
2.6 |
Pts |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
83.5 |
82.8 |
0.7 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
78.7 |
73.4 |
5.3 |
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ATLANTIC |
77.3 |
72.1 |
5.3 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
77.8 |
72.9 |
4.9 |
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PACIFIC |
87.1 |
80.0 |
7.0 |
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PASSENGERS BOARDED |
7,507,471 |
7,424,227 |
1.1 |
% |
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) |
166,559 |
133,084 |
25.2 |
% |
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES |
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YEAR-TO-DATE March |
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2010 |
2009 |
CHANGE |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
28,697,105 |
28,587,725 |
0.4 |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
17,998,275 |
18,067,737 |
-0.4 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
10,698,830 |
10,519,987 |
1.7 |
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ATLANTIC |
3,562,623 |
3,580,873 |
-0.5 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
5,787,166 |
5,659,776 |
2.3 |
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PACIFIC |
1,349,042 |
1,279,339 |
5.4 |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
36,839,680 |
37,774,689 |
-2.5 |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
22,836,907 |
23,055,139 |
-0.9 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
14,002,772 |
14,719,550 |
-4.9 |
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ATLANTIC |
5,000,810 |
5,292,886 |
-5.5 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
7,355,137 |
7,747,497 |
-5.1 |
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PACIFIC |
1,646,826 |
1,679,167 |
-1.9 |
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LOAD FACTOR |
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SYSTEM |
77.9 |
% |
75.7 |
% |
2.2 |
Pts |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
78.8 |
78.4 |
0.4 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
76.4 |
71.5 |
4.9 |
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ATLANTIC |
71.2 |
67.7 |
3.6 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
78.7 |
73.1 |
5.6 |
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PACIFIC |
81.9 |
76.2 |
5.7 |
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PASSENGERS BOARDED |
20,167,596 |
20,332,969 |
-0.8 |
% |
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) |
446,918 |
370,636 |
20.6 |
% |
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SOURCE American Airlines
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