Alaska reported a two-point increase in load factor to 73.6% in October 2008, compared to October 2007 on a 3.7% decline in capacity, compared to the prior-year period. Traffic was down 1.0% compared to the same period in 2007.
Allegiant Air reported preliminary passenger traffic results for October 2008. Traffic increased 6.7% compared to October 2007, capacity declined 5.6% and the load factor was up 10.5 pts to 91.2%.
For the month of October, Air Canada reported a load factor of 80.2% on a consolidated basis with Jazz, a record for the month, versus 78.6% in October 2007, an increase of 1.6 pts. System traffic decreased 3.9% on a capacity decrease of 5.9% system wide.
JetBlue Airways Corporation reported that its traffic in October decreased 5.4% from October 2007, on a capacity decrease of 11.1%. Load factor for October 2008 was 80.7% an increase of 4.8 points from October 2007.
Republic Airways Holdings reported preliminary passenger traffic results for October 2008. The company reported a 2.8% traffic decrease over the same month last year, while capacity decreased 0.4%. The load factor was 73.0% versus 74.8% in October 2007.
ExpressJet Holdings reported a third quarter loss, excluding special charges and other non-operating items, of $10 million — a $13 million improvement over third quarter 2007. Including special charges, net of taxes and a deferred tax valuation totaling $5.2 million, ExpressJet reported a net loss totaling $4.8 million.
American Airlines reported an October load factor of 79.0% a decline of 1.5 points versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 8.8% and capacity decreased 7.0% year over year.
American Eagle reported an October load factor of 69.6%, down 3.9 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 15.5% year over year as capacity decreased 10.8%.
US Airways Group reported October 2008 traffic results. Mainline traffic for the month was down 3.6% from October 2007. Capacity was down 5.2% versus October 2007. For the third consecutive month, US Airways set a monthly record with passenger load factor of 81.9% for the month of October 2008 versus 80.5% in October 2007.
United Airlines reported its preliminary traffic results for October 2008. The company reported an October passenger load factor of 81.3% down 2.0 pts, traffic decreased in October by 9.7% and capacity decreased 9.9% compared with the same period in 2007.
