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| American Airlines Reports April Traffic |
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 4, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --American Airlines reported an April load factor of 82.0 percent, an increase of 0.7 points versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 1.3 percent and capacity decreased 2.1 percent year over year. Domestic traffic increased 0.2 percent year over year on 0.2 percent more capacity. International traffic decreased by 3.9 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 5.7 percent. The decline in International traffic and capacity in April was a result of the partial closure of European airspace due to volcanic ash. American boarded 7.1 million passengers in April. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
April
2010 2009 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES
(000)
SYSTEM 10,151,086 10,283,773 (1.3)%
D.O.T.
DOMESTIC 6,515,352 6,499,697 0.2
INTERNATIONAL 3,635,734 3,784,076 (3.9)
ATLANTIC 1,351,972 1,570,915 (13.9)
LATIN AMERICA 1,824,048 1,776,211 2.7
PACIFIC 459,714 436,950 5.2
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES
(000)
SYSTEM 12,377,945 12,643,995 (2.1)%
D.O.T.
DOMESTIC 7,749,741 7,734,631 0.2
INTERNATIONAL 4,628,204 4,909,363 (5.7)
ATLANTIC 1,687,261 1,966,853 (14.2)
LATIN AMERICA 2,382,850 2,378,094 0.2
PACIFIC 558,093 564,416 (1.1)
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 82.0% 81.3% 0.7 Pts
D.O.T.
DOMESTIC 84.1 84 0 0.0
INTERNATIONAL 78.6 77.1 1.5
ATLANTIC 80.1 79.9 0.3
LATIN AMERICA 76.5 74.7 1.9
PACIFIC 82.4 77.4 5.0
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,146,276 7,241,987 (1.3)%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES
(000) 149,704 127,935 17.0%
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE April
2010 2009 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES
(000)
SYSTEM 38,844,379 38,871,497 (0.1)%
D.O.T.
DOMESTIC 24,512,713 24,567,434 (0.2)
INTERNATIONAL 14,331,666 14,304,063 0.2
ATLANTIC 4,914,580 5,151,788 (4.6)
LATIN AMERICA 7,608,326 7,435,986 2.3
PACIFIC 1,808,760 1,716,289 5.4
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES
(000)
SYSTEM 49,213,421 50,418,684 (2.4)%
D.O.T.
DOMESTIC 30,586,096 30,789,770 (0.7)
INTERNATIONAL 18,627,326 19,628,914 (5.1)
ATLANTIC 6,688,040 7,259,739 (7.9)
LATIN AMERICA 9,734,432 10,125,591 (3.9)
PACIFIC 2,204,853 2,243,584 (1.7)
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 78.9% 77.1% 1.8 Pts
D.O.T.
DOMESTIC 80.1 79.8 0.4
INTERNATIONAL 76.9 72.9 4.1
ATLANTIC 73.5 71.0 2.5
LATIN AMERICA 78.2 73.4 4.7
PACIFIC 82.0 76.5 5.5
PASSENGERS BOARDED 27,315,763 27,574,956 (0.9)%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES
(000) 596,764 498,571 19.7%
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