| American Airlines Reports March Traffic | FORT WORTH, Texas, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- American Airlines reported its March traffic increased 0.8 percent versus the same period last year. Capacity increased 2.6 percent year over year, resulting in a load factor of 80.2 percent compared to 81.7 percent in the same period last year. International traffic increased by 5.2 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 7.1 percent. Domestic traffic decreased 1.7 percent year over year on 0.1 percent less capacity.
American boarded 7.4 million passengers in March.
Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
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March
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2011
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2010
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CHANGE
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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10,661,414
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10,577,146
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0.8
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%
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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6,616,553
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6,731,312
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-1.7
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INTERNATIONAL
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4,044,861
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3,845,834
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5.2
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ATLANTIC
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1,258,444
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1,368,870
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-8.1
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LATIN AMERICA
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2,222,074
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1,981,637
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12.1
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PACIFIC
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564,343
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495,327
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13.9
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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13,287,052
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12,945,388
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2.6
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%
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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8,055,077
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8,059,911
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-0.1
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INTERNATIONAL
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5,231,975
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4,885,477
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7.1
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ATLANTIC
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1,759,241
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1,769,844
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-0.6
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LATIN AMERICA
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2,721,927
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2,546,898
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6.9
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PACIFIC
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750,807
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568,735
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32.0
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LOAD FACTOR
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SYSTEM
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80.2
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%
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81.7
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%
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-1.5
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Pts
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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82.1
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83.5
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-1.4
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INTERNATIONAL
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77.3
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78.7
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-1.4
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ATLANTIC
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71.5
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77.3
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-5.8
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LATIN AMERICA
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81.6
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77.8
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3.8
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PACIFIC
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75.2
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87.1
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-11.9
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PASSENGERS BOARDED
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7,421,101
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7,509,362
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-1.2
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%
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)
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163,142
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166,702
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-2.1
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%
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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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2011
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2010
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CHANGE
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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29,159,058
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28,693,293
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1.6
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%
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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17,842,586
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17,997,361
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-0.9
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INTERNATIONAL
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11,316,472
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10,695,932
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5.8
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ATLANTIC
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3,338,307
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3,562,608
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-6.3
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LATIN AMERICA
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6,449,272
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5,784,278
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11.5
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PACIFIC
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1,528,893
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1,349,046
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13.3
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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37,840,995
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36,835,476
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2.7
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%
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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22,779,908
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22,836,355
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-0.2
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INTERNATIONAL
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15,061,086
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13,999,122
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7.6
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ATLANTIC
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4,964,836
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5,000,779
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-0.7
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LATIN AMERICA
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8,066,530
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7,351,582
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9.7
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PACIFIC
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2,029,720
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1,646,760
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23.3
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LOAD FACTOR
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SYSTEM
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77.1
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%
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77.9
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%
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-0.8
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Pts
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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78.3
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78.8
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-0.5
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INTERNATIONAL
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75.1
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76.4
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-1.3
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ATLANTIC
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67.2
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71.2
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-4.0
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LATIN AMERICA
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80
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78.7
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1.3
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PACIFIC
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75.3
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81.9
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-6.6
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PASSENGERS BOARDED
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20,107,220
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20,169,487
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-0.3
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%
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)
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439,302
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447,060
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-1.7
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%
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Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet.
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The address is http://www.aa.com/
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SOURCE American Airlines
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