Traffic

Southwest Airlines reported that November 2013 capacity increased 0.8% from November 2012 level, while traffic for the month decreased 1.0%. The November 2013 load factor was 78.6%, compared to 80.0% in November 2012.

AMR released that consolidated traffic decreased 1.1% on a 1.8% increase in capacity year-over-year, resulting in a consolidated load factor of 78.4%, 2.3 points lower than the same period last year.

SAS reported traffic decrease of 0.9% for the month of November 2013, while capacity was up by 3.2%, when compared to the same year in 2012. The load factor decreased 2.8 points to 68.0%.

Ryanair released that November traffic increased 6% compared to the same period in 2012, while the load factor increased 1.0 point to 81%.

Norwegian released that November traffic was up 40%, when compared to the same month in 2012 and capacity was up 39%. The load factor for the month was up 0.5 points to 76.2%, compared to November 2012.

IAG reported that Group traffic for November 2013 improved 8.4% compared to the same period in 2012, while Group capacity rose 9.4%. Group load factor for November 2013 was down 0.8 points to 76.4%.

For the month of November, Air Canada reported a system load factor of 76.5%, versus 78.1% in November 2012, a decrease of 1.6 points, on a system-wide capacity increase of 3.3%. System traffic for November increased 1.1%.

Alaska reported a 1.5% increase in traffic on a 6.7% increase in capacity compared to November 2012. This resulted in a decrease in load factor of 4.2 points, to 82.2%. Horizon reported a 2.9% decrease in traffic on a 0.1% decrease in capacity compared to November 2012. This resulted in a decrease in load factor

US Airways Group released its November and year-to-date 2013 traffic results. Mainline traffic was down 0.1% versus November 2012, while capacity was up 6.1% versus November 2012. Mainline passenger load factor was 80.1%, down 5.0 points versus November 2012.

WestJet reported November 2013 traffic results with a load factor of 79.7%, down 2.9 points when compared to the previous year. Traffic increased 5.7% year over year, and capacity grew 9.4% over the same period.