Alaska reported a 9.2% increase in traffic on a 9.2% increase in capacity compared to July 2012. This resulted in a 0.1 point increase in load factor to a July record of 88.9%. Horizon reported a 1.9% increase in July traffic on a 1.2% decrease in capacity compared to July 2012. This resulted in a
US Airways Group reported its July and year-to-date 2013 traffic results. Mainline traffic for the month was up 6.8% versus July 2012. Mainline capacity was up 5.1% versus July 2012. Mainline passenger load factor was 88.1% for the month of July, up 1.4 points versus July 2012.
Delta Air Lines reported operating performance for July 2013. Consolidated traffic increased 1.7% compared to the same period in 2012, while capacity increased 2.7%. Consolidated load factor for the month was slightly down, 0.8 points to 87%.
JetBlue Airways reported its preliminary traffic results for June 2013. Traffic in June increased 7.8% from June 2012, on a capacity increase of 8.0%. Load factor for June 2013 was 85.7%, a decrease of 0.2 points from June 2012.
Virgin America’s June 2013 traffic rose 8.2% on a 2.2% increase in capacity,when compared to the previous year. Load factor in June was 84.9%, up 4.7 points from June 2012. The number of onboard passengers rose 10.2% from the same month in 2012.
AMR Corporation released that consolidated capacity and traffic in June 2013 were 2.6% and 2.4% higher year-over-year, respectively, resulting in a consolidated load factor of 86.9%, 0.2 points lower versus the same period last year.
Southwest Airlines released that in June 2013 traffic increased 2.3% from 2012, while capacity increased 1.7% from the June 2012 level. The load factor was 85.0%, compared to 84.4% in June 2012.
For the month of June 2013, Copa Holdings’ system-wide traffic increased 19.5% year over year, while capacity increased 14.4%. As a result, system load factor for June 2013 was 76.9%, a 3.2 points increase when compared to June 2012.
UAL’s June 2013 consolidated traffic decreased 0.6% and consolidated capacity decreased 2.0% versus June 2012. UAL’s June 2013 consolidated load factor increased 1.2 points to 87.7% compared to June 2012.
Frontier’s total system load factor increased to 94% from 93% in June 2012, setting a new record for Frontier for the month. Frontier’s total traffic decreased 18%, on a 19% reduction in capacity.
