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American Airlines Reports January Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported a January load factor of 76.6 percent – an improvement of 1.3 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic increased 0.2 percent year over year as capacity decreased 1.5 percent.

Domestic traffic decreased 2.2 percent year over year on 3.6 percent less capacity. International traffic increased by 4.4 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 2.1 percent.

American boarded 7.7 million passengers in January.

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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION

COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY

EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

 

 

 

January

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

CHANGE

 

REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

10,915,612

 

10,897,851

 

0.2

%

 

 

D.O.T. DOMESTIC

6,851,635

 

7,006,478

 

-2.2

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

4,063,977

 

3,891,373

 

4.4

 

 

ATLANTIC

1,352,817

 

1,326,019

 

2.0

 

 

LATIN AMERICA

2,250,535

 

2,099,766

 

7.2

 

 

PACIFIC

460,625

 

465,587

 

-1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

14,256,942

 

14,481,274

 

-1.5

%

 

 

D.O.T. DOMESTIC

8,944,210

 

9,276,035

 

-3.6

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

5,312,732

 

5,205,239

 

2.1

 

 

ATLANTIC

1,908,538

 

1,871,384

 

2.0

 

 

LATIN AMERICA

2,828,705

 

2,756,759

 

2.6

 

 

PACIFIC

575,489

 

577,096

 

-0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOAD FACTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

76.6

%

75.3

%

1.3

Pts

 

 

D.O.T. DOMESTIC

76.6

75.5

1.1

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

76.5

74.8

1.7

 

 

ATLANTIC

70.9

70.9

0.0

 

 

LATIN AMERICA

79.6

76.2

3.4

 

 

PACIFIC

80

80.7

-0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PASSENGERS BOARDED

7,668,103

 

7,685,180

 

-0.2 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)

164,440

 

167,256

 

-1.7 %