6 December 2011

Ryanair released that traffic for the month of November fell by 0.8% compared to the same period in 2010. The load factor for the month was recorded at 80%, the same as in November 2010.

In November 2011, IAG Group traffic rose by 2.1% versus November 2010, while capacity was up 2.4%. The load factor for the month fell 0.3 pts to 75.3% compared to the previous year.

Hawaiian Airlines announced its systemwide traffic statistics for the month of November. Traffic increased 19% compared to the previous year, while capacity increased 20.1%. The load factor fell 0.8 pts to 84.4%.

Southwest Airlines released November 2011 combined traffic results for Southwest Airlines and AirTran. The Company reported that traffic increased 2.5% compared to the previous year while capacity increased 0.7%. The load factor for the month was 81.6% compared to the combined load factor of 80.2% in November 2010.

Delta Air Lines reported that system load factor increased 1.9 points to 81.4%, as traffic declined 1.9% on 4.1% lower capacity year over year. Domestic load factor increased 3.2 points to 83.5%, as traffic increased 1.4% on 2.6% lower capacity over prior year.

American Airlines reported a November load factor of 82.3%, an increase of 1.9 points versus the same period last year. Capacity was lower by 4.0%, while traffic was lower by 1.7%  year-over-year. American Eagle reported a November traffic increase of 7.2% year over year as capacity increased 5.8%. November load factor was 73.9%, an increase