Alaska Air Group reported April passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). Alaska’s April traffic increased 3.4%, capacity during April was 3.4% higher than in April 2007 and the passenger load factor for the month was 76.9%, which remained unchanged from April 2007. Horizon’s April traffic decreased 6.9%, capacity during
WestJet announced April traffic results with a load factor of 82.5% and a capacity increase of 21.1. Traffic for the month of April increased 20.5% compared to the same period last year.
Southwest Airlines reported that April 2008 traffic increased 5.7%, capacity increased 5.3% and the load factor for the month was 72.6%, compared to 72.3% for the same period last year.
American Airlines reported an April load factor of 80.1%, a decline of 2.0 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 6.6% year over year and capacity decreased 4.3%, driven in large part by MD-80 inspection cancellations in early April.
American Eagle reported an April load factor of 70.8%, down 3.4 points compared to the same period last year, traffic decreased 7.6% year over year as capacity decreased 3.1%.
Continental Airlines reported an April consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 79.4%, 2.9 points below the April 2007 consolidated load factor. Consolidated traffic decreased 0.2%, while capacity increased 3.4% compared to April 2007.
Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company reported preliminary passenger traffic results for April 2008. Traffic improved 26.3%, while capacity improved 19.9%. The load factor for the month of April improved 4.3 pts to 85.2%.
On 1st May 2008 Air Berlin began its long-haul routes to China. There will be five flights a week from D
Finnair will begin codeshare cooperation with the Icelandic airline Icelandair from the beginning of May. The agreement covers the Helsinki-Reykjavik route operated by Icelandair, which will be flown four times per week from June. In May there will be two flights per week from Helsinki to Reykjavik.
ACE Aviation Holdings announced that it has completed the secondary offering of 20.4 million units of Aeroplan Income Fund. Upon closing of the transaction, ACE received net proceeds of approximately $342.7 million.
