Airlines & Routes

US Airways Group reported April and year-to-date 2008 traffic results. Traffic for the month was down 2.0% from April 2007. Capacity was down 2.6% from April 2007. Passenger load factor for the month of April was 83.2%, up 0.5 points versus April 2007

United Airlines reported its preliminary traffic results for April 2008. The company reported an April passenger load factor of 80.5%, down 3.6 pts, traffic decreased in April by 6.3% on a capacity decrease of 2.1% compared with the same period in 2007.

American Eagle reported an April load factor of 70.8%, down 3.4 points compared to the same period last year, traffic decreased 7.6% year over year as capacity decreased 3.1%.

Alaska Air Group reported April passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). Alaska’s April traffic increased 3.4%, capacity during April was 3.4% higher than in April 2007 and the passenger load factor for the month was 76.9%, which remained unchanged from April 2007. Horizon’s April traffic decreased 6.9%, capacity during

WestJet announced April traffic results with a load factor of 82.5% and a capacity increase of 21.1. Traffic for the month of April increased 20.5% compared to the same period last year.

Southwest Airlines reported that April 2008 traffic increased 5.7%, capacity increased 5.3% and the load factor for the month was 72.6%, compared to 72.3% for the same period last year.

American Airlines reported an April load factor of 80.1%, a decline of 2.0 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 6.6% year over year and capacity decreased 4.3%, driven in large part by MD-80 inspection cancellations in early April.

Continental Airlines reported an April consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 79.4%, 2.9 points below the April 2007 consolidated load factor. Consolidated traffic decreased 0.2%, while capacity increased 3.4% compared to April 2007.

Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company reported preliminary passenger traffic results for April 2008. Traffic improved 26.3%, while capacity improved 19.9%. The load factor for the month of April improved 4.3 pts to 85.2%.

Finnair will begin codeshare cooperation with the Icelandic airline Icelandair from the beginning of May. The agreement covers the Helsinki-Reykjavik route operated by Icelandair, which will be flown four times per week from June. In May there will be two flights per week from Helsinki to Reykjavik.