January Airline Traffic Numbers
January started off very poorly for many airlines. After fairly steady capacity reductions last year kept load factors higher, they've started to fall off as the economic decline kicks into full swing. There are certainly many things to concern the industry in these numbers. Click for definitions.
| Airline | ASMs | RPMs | Load Factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| AirTran | (3.8%) | 4.5% | +5.8 pts |
| Alaska* | (8.4%) | (4.7%) | +2.9 pts |
| Allegiant | 0.6% | 8.7% | +6.6 pts |
| American* | (8.3%) | (11.7%) | -2.8 pts |
| Continental | (6.5%) | (11.0%) | -3.6 pts |
| Delta | (1.9%) | (2.2%) | -0.3 pts |
| Frontier* | (13.3%) | (16.0%) | -2.3 pts |
| JetBlue | (5.1%) | (7.1%) | -1.6 pts |
| Northwest | (6.4%) | (8.2%) | -1.5 pts |
| Southwest | (4.4%) | (6.4%) | -1.4 pts |
| United* | (10.5%) | (10.9%) | -0.3 pts |
| US Airways | (6.8%) | (6.2%) | +0.5 pts |