United Continental Holdings reported May 2012 combined operational results for its airline units. UAL’s consolidated traffic in May 2012 increased 0.3% and consolidated capacity increased 0.4% versus May 2011. The company’s consolidated load factor in May 2012 decreased 0.1 points to 83.6% compared to May 2011.
Ryanair reported that May 2012 traffic improved 5% compared to the same period a year ago, while the load factor was down 1.0 point to 81%.
Southwest Airlines reported May 2012 consolidated traffic results for Southwest Airlines and AirTran. Traffic in May 2012 decreased 2.6% compared to May 2011, while capacity decreased 0.9%. The load factor for May 2012 was 81.3%, compared to 82.7% in May 2011.
Finnair traffic rose by 14.7% as the overall capacity grew 7.2% year‐on‐year. Passenger load factor improved by 4.9% points and was 74.4%.
Norwegian reported its May traffic results with a load factor of 77%, up 1 point compared to the previous year, traffic increased 15% and capacity was up 14%.
Frontier Airlines had a load factor of 90% in May 2012 compared to 88% the previous year. Frontier’s traffic decreased 8% and capacity decreased 10% compared to May 2011.
Republic Airways reported preliminary passenger traffic results for May 2012. Traffic for the month of May was 6% lower than the same month last year, on a 7% decrease in capacity. Consolidated load factor was 83% in May of 2012 versus 82% in the same month last year.
WestJet announced May traffic results with a load factor of 79.2%. Traffic increased 7.2% year over year, and capacity grew 1.3% over the same period.
Alaska Air Group reported May operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Alaska reported an 11.2% increase in traffic on an 8.5% increase in capacity compared to May 2011. This resulted in a 2.2-point increase in load factor to 86.9%. Horizon reported a 4.6% decline in May traffic on a 3.1% decline
US Airways Group reported that May 2012 mainline traffic was down 0.9% versus May 2011, while capacity was up 0.3%. Mainline passenger load factor was 84.2% for the month of May, down one point versus May 2011.
