Republic Airways Holdings reported preliminary passenger traffic results for May 2010. Republic reported that traffic increased 116% from the same month last year, while capacity increased 100%. Consolidated load factor was 82% versus 76% in May 2009.
BA reported that May 2010 traffic fell by 11.5%. Capacity was down 4.7% on May 2009; the strikes accounted for some 6% reduction in capacity. This resulted in a passenger load factor decrease of 5.4 points versus last year, to 69.7%.
Norwegian released that traffic in May 2010 increased by 37% compared to the same period last year, capacity increased by 38% and the load factor for the month was 77%, which is equivalent to last year.
US Airways Group announced May traffic results with mainline traffic up 1.8% versus May 2009. Mainline capacity was up 1.7% versus May 2009 and the passenger load factor was 82.9% for the month of May, up 0.1 points versus May 2009.
Alaska Air Group reported May operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Alaska reported a 10.7% increase in traffic on a 4.5% increase in capacity, resulting in a 4.6-point increase in load factor to 81.4%. Horizon reported a 0.4% increase in traffic on a 1.5% decrease in capacity, resulting in a 1.4-point
WestJet announced May 2010 traffic results with a strong load factor of 77.7%. Traffic increased 18.9% year over year, and capacity grew 13.4% over the same period. The airline flew an additional 125,000 guests in May 2010 compared to May 2009.
Continental Airlines reported a May consolidated load factor of 83.8%, 2.9 points above the May 2009 consolidated load factor. Consolidated traffic increased 3.7% year over year, while capacity increased 0.2%.
Allegiant Air reported preliminary passenger traffic results for May 2010. Traffic increased 8.7% compared to May 2009 and capacity increased 8.9%. The load factor for the month was down 0.1 pts to 87.9%.
ExpressJet Holdings reported traffic and capacity results for April 2010. Traffic increased 24% comapared to the previous year, while capacity increased 20%. The load factor improved 2.8 pts to 79.5% compared to April 2009.
LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for April 2010. System passenger traffic for April increased 0.1% as capacity rose 7.1%. As a result, the Company
