Southwest Airlines released that March 2010 traffic increased 0.4% from March 2009, capacity decreased 4.2% and the load factor for the month was 81.0% compared to 77.3% for the same period last year.
US Airways Group announced March 2010 traffic results. Mainline traffic was down 0.1% versus March 2009. Mainline capacity was down 1.7% versus March 2009 and the load factor for the month of March was 83.2%, up 1.3 points versus March 2009.
American Airlines reported a March load factor of 81.7%, an increase of 2.6 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 2.5% and capacity decreased 0.7% year over year.
WestJet announced March traffic results with a load factor of 83.8% up 1.9 pts.Traffic increased 10.0% year over year, and capacity grew 7.4% over the same period. The airline flew an additional 94,000 guests in March 2010 compared to March 2009.
Continental Airlines reported a March consolidated load factor of 83.1%, 3.7 points above the March 2009 consolidated load factor. Continental reported a consolidated traffic increase of 5.2% and a capacity increase of 0.5% as compared to March 2009.
Alaska reported a 2.9-point increase in load factor to 84.5% in March 2010, compared to 81.6% in March 2009, on a 2.2% increase in capacity compared to the prior-year period. Traffic increased 5.8% compared to March 2009.
JetBlue Airways reported its preliminary traffic results for February 2010. Traffic in February increased 2.7% from February 2009, on a capacity increase of 2.7%. Load factor for February 2010 was 74.5%, the same as February 2009.
Iberia released that the load factor for February 2010 improved by 4.1 points, reaching 80.6%, the highest level among the main network carriers. Capacity reduced by 7.7%, and traffic dropped by 2.8%, with significant increases of load factors in all international sectors. Unit revenues continued to recover, improving over February 2009, despite the 3.6% increase
Austrian Airlines reported that traffic increased 1.7% in February 2010 compared to the previous year, capacity fell by 3.1%, while the load factor for the month improved 3.4 pts to 72%.
Delta Air Lines reported traffic results for February 2010. System traffic in February 2010 decreased 2.6% compared to February 2009 on a 6.1% decrease in capacity. Load factor increased 2.8 points to 77.1%.
