FORT WORTH, Texas, July 6, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- American Airlines reported a June load factor of 85.1 percent, a decrease of 0.3 points versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 8.1 percent and capacity decreased 7.8 percent year over year.
Domestic traffic decreased 10.1 percent year over year on 10.6 percent less capacity. International traffic decreased by 4.5 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 3.1 percent.
American boarded 7.6 million passengers in June.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
June
2009 2008 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER
MILES (000)
SYSTEM 10,888,537 11,849,851 -8.1%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 6,806,099 7,573,189 -10.1
INTERNATIONAL 4,082,438 4,276,662 -4.5
ATLANTIC 1,865,777 1,862,209 0.2
LATIN AMERICA 1,737,077 1,911,286 -9.1
PACIFIC 479,584 503,167 -4.7
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 12,788,921 13,864,519 -7.8%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,720,642 8,633,323 -10.6
INTERNATIONAL 5,068,279 5,231,196 -3.1
ATLANTIC 2,220,082 2,237,449 -0.8
LATIN AMERICA 2,286,784 2,429,552 -5.9
PACIFIC 561,413 564,195 -0.5
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 85.1% 85.5% -0.3 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 88.2 87.7 0.4
INTERNATIONAL 80.5 81.8 -1.2
ATLANTIC 84.0 83.2 0.8
LATIN AMERICA 76.0 78.7 -2.7
PACIFIC 85.4 89.2 -3.8
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,623,599 8,409,608 -9.3%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 133,094 174,247 -23.6%
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YTD June
2009 2008 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER
MILES (000)
SYSTEM 60,140,696 66,878,434 -10.1%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 37,936,937 42,752,579 -11.3
INTERNATIONAL 22,203,759 24,125,855 -8.0
ATLANTIC 8,782,694 9,299,920 -5.6
LATIN AMERICA 10,769,543 12,087,129 -10.9
PACIFIC 2,651,522 2,738,806 -3.2
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 76,323,234 82,757,254 -7.8%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 46,456,146 51,953,946 -10.6
INTERNATIONAL 29,867,088 30,803,308 -3.0
ATLANTIC 11,738,518 11,963,498 -1.9
LATIN AMERICA 14,740,266 15,541,624 -5.2
PACIFIC 3,388,304 3,298,187 2.7
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 78.8% 80.8% -2.0 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81.7 82.3 -0.6
INTERNATIONAL 74.3 78.3 -4.0
ATLANTIC 74.8 77.7 -2.9
LATIN AMERICA 73.1 77.8 -4.7
PACIFIC 78.3 83.0 -4.8
PASSENGERS BOARDED 42,423,023 47,328,979 -10.4%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 769,516 1,037,844 -25.9%
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