Alaska Air Group reported February operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Virgin America and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines. On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 7.9% increase
During the month of February 636,068 passengers boarded a Brussels Airlines flight, 16.5% more compared to the same month last year. Traffic for February increased 26.4%, while capacity was up 19.9% compared to the same month the previous year. The load factor improved 3.9 points to 76.7%.
United Airlines has reported February 2018 operational results. UAL’s February 2018 consolidated traffic increased 5.7% and consolidated capacity increased 3.8% versus February 2017. UAL’s February 2018 consolidated load factor increased 1.4 points to 78.1% compared to February 2017.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2018 showing traffic rose 4.6% compared to January 2017. This was the slowest year-over-year increase in nearly four years, but results were affected by temporary factors including the later timing of the Lunar New Year in 2018 as well as less favorable
WestJet has posted February 2018 traffic results with a load factor of 86.4%, an increase of 1.2 points year-over-year. Traffic increased 6.1% year over year and capacity grew 4.6% over the same period. WestJet flew a record 1.9 million guests in February, a year-over-year increase of 6.5% or approximately 120,000 additional guests.
Finnair’s overall capacity increased in February 18.8% year-on-year. Finnair’s traffic grew by 20.6%, driven by the increased demand for long-haul leisure travel. Total passenger load factor increased by 1.3% points to 84.2%.
Norwegian has announced that total traffic for February has grown by 32% and total capacity has increased by 35%, compared to February 2017. The load factor was 84.3%, down two percentage points when compared to the previous year.
International Airlines Group (IAG) traffic in February increased by 5.8% versus February 2017, while Group capacity rose by 3.5% year over year. The load factor for February increased 1.7 points to 79.7%.
Delta Air Lines has reported operating performance for February 2018. System traffic for the month increased 3.8% compared to the previous year, while capacity was up 3.4% compared to February 2017. The load factor improved 0.4 points to 81.5%.
Alaska Air Group has posted January operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Virgin America and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines. On a combined basis for all operations, Alaska Air Group has
