Delta released that traffic for the month of March was slightly down by 0.1%, while capacity was down 0.6% compared to the same month in 2012. The load factor for the month was up 0.6 points to 84.7%.
CEO Meredith Siegfried announced four new vice presidents who have been appointed within the past year within NORDAM’s senior leadership team. Phil Marshall joined NORDAM as vice president and general manager for the Interiors & Structures Division. Marshall’s most recent past positions include vice president of Production Operations for United Launch Alliance, and general manager
Vueling Airlines has increased traffic by 8.3% in February year on year, while capacity increased 8.5%. The load factor for the month was 77.7%, down 0.1 point compared to the previous year.
In February 2013 IAG traffic decreased by 2.4% versus February 2012, while capacity was down 4.4% compared to the previous year. The load factor for the month improved 1.6 points to 75.2%.
The SAS Group traffic increased 1.1% in February 2013, while Group’s capacity was up by 1.7% compared to the same month in 2012. The SAS Group’s load factor decreased by 0.4 points to 66.4%.
In February, Finnair traffic rose by 2.6% and the overall capacity decreased 3.5% year‐on‐year. Passenger load factor improved by 4.7 points to 80.6%.
Southwest Airlines’ traffic for February 2013 decreased 2.3% from February 2012 while capacity decreased 3.1% to 9.3. The February 2013 load factor was 75.8%, compared to 75.2% in February 2012.
For the month of February, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 79.8%, versus 76.8% in February 2012 , an increase of 3.0 points. System traffic decreased 0.7% on a system-wide capacity decrease of 4.4%. Air Canada reports traffic results on a system-wide basis, including regional airlines from which Air Canada purchases capacity.
Republic Airways reported preliminary passenger traffic results for February 2013. Traffic decreased 13% from February 2012, on a 17% capacity decrease. Consolidated load factor increased to 78% from 75% in February 2012.
For the month of February 2013, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic increased 17.4% year over year, while capacity increased 16.9%. As a result, system load factor for February 2013 was 76.3%, a 0.3 percentage point increase when compared to February 2012.
