February Airline Traffic Numbers
There's no question that February was a very ugly month for the airlines. They all saw serious cuts in capacity, with the exception of Allegiant. And only Southwest and Alaska actually showed an increase in load factor. If this is the beginning of a longer term trend, it is not a good one. Click for definitions.
| Airline | ASMs | RPMs | Load Factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| AirTran | (9.1%) | (13.6%) | -3.9 pts |
| Alaska* | (9.4%) | (7.4%) | +1.6 pts |
| Allegiant | 5.2% | 9.8% | +3.8 pts |
| American* | (10.1%) | (13.5%) | -2.9 pts |
| Continental | (8.9%) | (13.2%) | -3.5 pts |
| Delta | (6.2%) | (9.2%) | -2.4 pts |
| Frontier* | (15.4%) | (19.9%) | -4.2 pts |
| JetBlue | (5.5%) | (8.3%) | -2.3 pts |
| Northwest | (10.2%) | (13.6%) | -3.0 pts |
| Southwest | (6.5%) | (6.0%) | +0.5 pts |
| United | (14.0%) | (15.2%) | -1.0 pts |
| US Airways | (9.0%) | (9.3%) | -0.2 pts |