November 14, 2008 9:48 AM
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October Airline Traffic Numbers
(MoneyWatch) October numbers are in, and traffic has held up well considering how much capacity has been cut. Here are the year over year changes in traffic for US airlines (including regional operations).
*Does not include regional operations
| Airline | ASMs | RPMs | Load Factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| AirTran | (5.6%) | (2.3%) | +2.7 pts |
| Alaska | (6.3%) | (4.2%) | +1.6 pts |
| American | (7.3%) | (9.2%) | -1.6 pts |
| Continental | (6.7%) | (7.3%) | -0.5 pts |
| Delta | (4.7%) | (2.2%) | +2.0 pts |
| JetBlue | (11.1%) | (5.4%) | +4.8 pts |
| Northwest | (2.0%) | (1.4%) | +0.5 pts |
| Southwest | 2.9% | 2.9% | -0.1 pts |
| United* | (9.9%) | (9.7%) | +0.2 pts |
| US Airways | (5.0%) | (3.5%) | +1.3 pts |
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