Traffic

SAS increased its scheduled capacity in March by 6.8% and traffic increased by 4%. The overall load factor declined by 2.0 points to 71.4%.

SkyWest reported combined March 2016 traffic for SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines. Combined traffic decreased 4.9% compared to March 2015, while capacity decreased 4.1%. Combined load factor for the month was slightly down by 0.7 points to 81.8%.

WestJet released March 2016 traffic results with a load factor of 83.2%, up 0.5 points compared to the previous year. Traffic increased 7.4% year-over-year and capacity grew 5.0% over the same period.

Alaska Air Group reported March operational results on a consolidated basis for its mainline operations operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and PenAir. On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 9.2% increase in traffic on a 9.2% increase in

Delta reported March 2016 system traffic improved 1.2% year over year, while capacity for the month was up 1.5%. The load factor for March was slightly down, 0.2 points to 84.8%.

Serving nearly four million passengers in February 2016, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) registered growth of 3.8% year-on-year – an increase of 134,000 passengers compared to the previous record February month posted in the 2008 leap year. Without the extra leap day, figures would have remained at the same level as last year. Accumulated Maximum takeoff weights

UAL’s February 2016 consolidated traffic increased 2.7% and consolidated capacity increased 6.0% versus February 2015. Consolidated traffic decreased 1.0% and consolidated capacity increased 2.2 percent year-over-year. UAL’s February 2016 consolidated load factor decreased 2.5 points to 77% compared to February 2015.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines reported that traffic increased 11.5% for the month of February 2016 and capacity was up by 17.8%. The load factor decreased by 3.6 points to 63.1% compared to February 2015.

In February, Finnair’s overall capacity grew by 8.4% and traffic grew by 8.7% year‐on‐year. The leap year had a positive growth contribution of approximately 3%, as there was one more day in February than in the comparison period. The passenger load factor rose by 0.2 % points to 79.1%.

Hawaiian Airline has announced its system-wide traffic statistics for the month of February. Traffic for February increased 7% compared to the previous year, while capacity increased 5.4%. The load factor improved 1.2 points to 79.1% compard to February 2015.