UAL’s May 2014 consolidated traffic increased 1.2% and consolidated capacity increased 0.2% versus May 2013. UAL’s May 2014 consolidated load factor increased 0.9 points to 85.3% compared to May 2013.
Southwest Airlines reported that traffic in May 2014 increased 0.6% from May 2013, while capacity decreased 1.5% year over year. The May 2014 load factor was 83.7%, compared to 81.9% in May 2013.
American Airlines Group’s total traffic for the month of May was up 2.1% versus May 2013, while total capacity was up 2.4% versus May 2013. Total passenger load factor was 84.0% for the month of May, down 0.3 points versus May 2013.
Virgin America reported its preliminary operational results for May 2014 and the first five months of the year. The airline’s traffic decreased 0.6% on capacity that was 2.5% percent lower than in the same month in 2013. Load factor was 84.5%, up 1.6 points from May 2013.
In May, Finnair traffic increased by 3.5% and the overall capacity grew by 2.6%. Passenger load factor increased by 0.7 points and was 75.7%.
Rayanair reported that May traffic increased 4% compared to the same period in 2013. The load factor for the month was up 3.0 points to 85%.
Norwegian’s total passenger traffic increased by 45% in May 2014, while capacity increased by 45% compared to the same period in 2013. The load factor was 77% in May, the same as in May 2013.
International Airlines Group reported consolidated May traffic increased 7.3%, compared to the same period in 2013, while consolidated Group capacity increased 8.0% year over year. The load factor for the month of May was down 0.5 points to 79.1% compared to May 2013.
For the month of May, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 83.3%, versus 81.8% in May 2013, an increase of 1.5 points on a system-wide capacity increase of 8.1%. On this additional capacity, system wide traffic for May increased 10.1%. Air Canada reports traffic results on a system-wide basis, including Air Canada
Alaska reported a 4.4% increase in traffic on a 4.6% increase in capacity compared to May 2013. This resulted in a 0.3 point decrease in load factor to 86.2%. Horizon reported a 1.1% decrease in May traffic on a 0.9% decrease in capacity compared to May 2013. This resulted in a 0.2 point decrease in
