In February 2011, IAG International Airlines Group traffic rose by 1.4% versus February 2010 while capacity was up 6.0% compared to the previous year. The load factor was down 3.3 pts to 72.8%.
Copa Holdings, S.A. and its Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia operating subsidiaries, released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for February 2011: for the month of February 2011, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic increased 19.4%, while capacity increased 25.7%. System load factor for February 2011 was 76.7%, a 4.1 percentage point decrease when compared to February
United Continental Holdings reported February 2011 operational results for United Air Lines and Continental Airlines. United and Continental’s combined consolidated traffic in February 2011 decreased 1.1% versus pro forma February 2010 results on a consolidated capacity increase of 1.8%. The carriers’ combined consolidated load factor in February 2011 was down 2.3 points compared to the
Delta Air Lines reported traffic results for February 2011. System traffic in February 2011 increased 1.4% compared to February 2010 on a 6.1% increase in capacity. Load factor decreased 3.4 points to 73.7%.
American Airlines reported its February traffic increased 2.2% versus the same period last year. Capacity increased 3.1% year over year, resulting in a load factor of 74.8%, 0.7 points lower than the same period last year.
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, reported traffic for the month of February. Traffic increased 2.7% compared to the previous month, while capacity increased 0.3%. The load factor was up 1.8 pts to 76.9% compared to February 2009.
Alaska Air Group reported February operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). Alaska reported a 19.0% increase in traffic on a 16.5% increase in capacity, resulting in a 1.7-point increase in load factor to 81.5%. Horizon reported a 0.6% decline in traffic on a 6.5% decline in capacity compared to
US Airways Group announced February 2011 traffic results. Mainline traffic for the month was up 4.1% versus February 2010. Mainline capacity was up 5.3% versus February 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was 76.8%, down 0.8 points.
Porter Airlines improved its year-over-year February load factor 4.1 points. Figures for the month show a load factor of 50.6% compared to 46.5% a year earlier capacity grew 18.5% and traffic increased 28.7%.
LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for January 2011. During January, system passenger traffic increased 13.3% as capacity rose 12.6%. As a result, the Company
