Airlines & Routes

WestJet reported a record December load factor of 79.3%, up 1.3 pts compared to December 2006. This was accompanied by 15.2% capacity growth and an increase in traffic of 17.1%.

TAM and LAN Peru have begun their operational codeshare agreement. The partnership allows TAM to sell flights operated by LAN Peru between Sao Paulo and Lima, with the possibility of connections to the cities of Arequipa and Cuzco. In return, LAN Peru will offer multiple flight options to various Brazilian state capitals and cities served

Republic Airways Holdings reported preliminary passenger traffic results for December 2007. The company reported that traffic increased 32.1% over the same month last year, while cpacity increased 32.9%. The load factor was 69.3% versus 69.7% in December 2006.

In December 2007, passenger capacity, was 2.0% above December 2006, traffic rose 1.0% and the load factor was down 0.7 points versus last year, to 73.5%.

Ryanair released that traffic increased 18% in December 2007 compared to the same period last year and that the load factor for the month decreased 2 points to 79%.

US Airways Group reported December traffic results for 2007. Traffic for the month was down 4.5% from December 2006. Capacity was down 4.4% from December 2006 and the load factor for the month of December was 75.3%, down 0.2 points versus December 2006.

Southwest Airlines reported that traffic increased 4% in December 2007, compared to December 2006, capacity increased 5.2% from the December 2006 level and the load factor for the month was 68.2%, compared to 68.9% for the same period last year.

Continental Airlines reported a December consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 77.7 percent, 1.2 points above last year’s December consolidated load factor. The carrier reported a mainline load factor of 78.0 percent, 0.7 points above the December 2004 mainline load factor, and a domestic mainline load factor of 79.7 percent, 2.6 points above December

Southwest Airlines begins its Denver service with 13 daily nonstop flights to Chicago Midway, Las Vegas , and Phoenix. Beginning March 4, 2006, Southwest Airlines will offer new nonstop service between Denver and Baltimore/Washington and new nonstop service between Denver and Salt Lake City.

United Airlines reported its preliminary traffic results for December 2005. The company reported its highest-ever December passenger load factor of 80 percent. Total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased in December by 0.5 percent on a capacity decrease of 2.3 percent in scheduled available seat miles (ASMs) compared to the same period in 2004.