Alaska Air Group reported December operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Alaska reported an increase in load factor to 83.6% in December 2009, compared to 80.7% in December 2008, on a 5.0% increase in capacity compared to the prior-year period. Traffic increased 8.7% compared to December 2008. Horizon reported an increase
US Airways Group announced December 2009 traffic results. Mainline traffic was down 3.6% versus December 2008 while capacity was down 2.4% versus December 2008. Passenger load factor for the month was 79.3%, down 1.0 point versus December 2008.
For December 2009 AirTran Airways traffic increased 5.3% on an 8.2% rise in capacity. The load factor dropped 2.1 pts to 77.7%.
WestJet announced December traffic results with a record load factor of 81.7%. Traffic increased 8.1% year over year, and capacity grew 7.0% over the same period.
United Airlines reported its preliminary consolidated traffic results for December 2009. The company reported a December consolidated passenger load factor of 81.9%. Traffic figures were flat in December on a consolidated capacity decrease of 3.1% compared with the same period in 2008.
Continental Airlines reported a December consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 83.0%, 3.1 points above the December 2008 consolidated load factor. Consolidated traffic increased 6.0% and capacity increased 2.1% as compared to December 2008.
Emirates Airline is to start flights to Madrid, providing the only scheduled passenger service between Dubai and Spain. The daily, non-stop service begins from 1st August, 2010 making the Spanish capital the carrier’s 25th destination in Europe.
Pinnacle Airlines released capacity and operational results for its Pinnacle Airlines subsidiary for July 2009. Pinnacle reported that traffic in July decreased 0.6% compared to June 2009, capacity decreased 2.9% and the load factor was up 1.9 pts to 81.8%.
SAS Group’s traffic decreased by 13.6% during July and seat capacity was down 17.3% vs. 2008. SAS Group carried 2.0 million passengers in July, down 14.1 % vs. 2008 and the total passenger load factor in June was 83.8%, up 3.6 p.u. vs. July 2008.
Finnair’s scheduled traffic declined in July by nearly 7%, capacity was cut by nearly 9%, which meant that passenger load factor rose to 81%. Asian traffic declined by nearly 13% and capacity contracted by 17%, thereby increasing the load factor in Asian traffic to nearly 84%.
