Traffic

In December, Finnair’s overall capacity measured grew by 8.1% and traffic grew by 7.8 year‐on‐year. The passenger load factor decreased by 0.2% points to 76.8%.

WestJet reported December 2015 traffic results with a load factor of 79.2%. Traffic increased 3.9% year over year, and capacity grew 6.1% over the same period.

Volaris, the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reported December 2015 traffic results. During December 2015 Volaris increased total capacity by 18.2% year over year, while traffic increased 23.2%. Volaris posted a load factor of 85.6%, an increase of 3.5 points year over year.

Delta reported that system traffic for December 2015 increased 1.6% while capacity for December incrased 0.7%, compared to December 2014. The laod factor for the month was up 0.7 points to 84.4%.

Alaska reported a 9.8% increase in traffic on a 12.1% increase in capacity compared to December 2014. Load factor decreased 1.8 points to 83.6% compared to the previous year. Horizon reported a 0.5% decrease in traffic on a 0.9% increase in capacity compared to December 2014. Load factor decreased 1.1 points to 79.7%.

UAL’s November 2015 consolidated traffic increased 4.2% and consolidated capacity increased 1.9% versus November 2014. UAL’s November 2015 consolidated load factor increased 1.8 points compared to November 2014 to 81.7%.

Republic Airways reported preliminary passenger traffic results for November 2015. Republic Airways’ traffic was down 4%, while capacity decreased 9% compared to the same period last year. The load factor increased 4 points compared to the same period last year, to 79%.

Virgin America reported its preliminary operational results for November 2015. The airline’s traffic increased 12.3% on capacity that was 10.2% higher from the same month in 2014. Load factor was 80.2%, an increase of 1.5 points from November 2014.

Hawaiian Airlines has announced its system-wide traffic statistics for the month of November. Traffic increased 2.8% compared to November 2014, while capacity was up 1.9%. The load factor for the month was 81%, up 0.7 points when compared to the previous year.

SAS increased its scheduled capacity in November by 9.8% while traffic responded well and increased by 9.6%, primarily driven by growth on intercontinental routes. The overall load factor declined marginally by 0.2 points to 69.3% mainly due to lower load factors on certain European routes.