FORT WORTH, Texas, March 3, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- American Eagle reported that February traffic increased 1.0 percent year over year as capacity decreased 1.3 percent. February load factor was 66.7 percent, an increase of 1.5 points compared to the same period last year.
American Eagle boarded 1.3 million passengers in February.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page.
AMERICAN EAGLE
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
FEBRUARY
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2010 2009 CHANGE
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PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 527,282 522,130 1.0%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 489,661 485,017 1.0
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 37,621 37,114 1.4
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 790,460 800,520 (1.3)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 718,429 728,476 (1.4)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 72,031 72,044 (0.0)
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 66.7 65.2 1.5 pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 68.2 66.6 1.6
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 52.2 51.5 0.7
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 1,293,897 1,265,226 2.3%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,093,442 1,078,915 1.3
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 200,455 186,311 7.6
YEAR-TO-DATE
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2010 2009 CHANGE
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PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 1,096,952 1,044,056 5.1%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,018,791 966,010 5.5
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 78,161 78,046 0.1
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 1,686,258 1,653,109 2.0%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,533,631 1,500,442 2.2
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 152,628 152,668 (0.0)
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 65.1 63.2 1.9 pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 66.4 64.4 2.0
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 51.2 51.1 0.1
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 2,689,366 2,537,365 6.0 %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 2,275,402 2,149,551 5.9
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 413,964 387,814 6.7
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SOURCE American Eagle Airlines