Delta reported that system traffic for December 2015 increased 1.6% while capacity for December incrased 0.7%, compared to December 2014. The laod factor for the month was up 0.7 points to 84.4%.
Alaska reported a 9.8% increase in traffic on a 12.1% increase in capacity compared to December 2014. Load factor decreased 1.8 points to 83.6% compared to the previous year. Horizon reported a 0.5% decrease in traffic on a 0.9% increase in capacity compared to December 2014. Load factor decreased 1.1 points to 79.7%.
Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) traffic in November 2015 was impacted strongly by Lufthansa’s flight attendant strike. The week-long walkout and its effects on the days following the strike resulted in about half a million passengers being unable to start their journeys at FRA – as well as the cancellation of 3,400 scheduled flights. Thus, Frankfurt Airport’s
UAL’s November 2015 consolidated traffic increased 4.2% and consolidated capacity increased 1.9% versus November 2014. UAL’s November 2015 consolidated load factor increased 1.8 points compared to November 2014 to 81.7%.
Republic Airways reported preliminary passenger traffic results for November 2015. Republic Airways’ traffic was down 4%, while capacity decreased 9% compared to the same period last year. The load factor increased 4 points compared to the same period last year, to 79%.
Virgin America reported its preliminary operational results for November 2015. The airline’s traffic increased 12.3% on capacity that was 10.2% higher from the same month in 2014. Load factor was 80.2%, an increase of 1.5 points from November 2014.
Hawaiian Airlines has announced its system-wide traffic statistics for the month of November. Traffic increased 2.8% compared to November 2014, while capacity was up 1.9%. The load factor for the month was 81%, up 0.7 points when compared to the previous year.
SAS increased its scheduled capacity in November by 9.8% while traffic responded well and increased by 9.6%, primarily driven by growth on intercontinental routes. The overall load factor declined marginally by 0.2 points to 69.3% mainly due to lower load factors on certain European routes.
For the month of November, Air Canada reported a system-wide capacity increase of 9.5% and a load factor of 78.6%, increasing from 77.7% in November 2014. On this additional capacity, system wide traffic for November increased 10.8%.
WestJet reported November 2015 traffic results with a load factor of 78.6%, a decrease of 1.9 points year over year. Traffic decreased 2.7% year over year, and capacity declined 0.3% over the same period.
