January Airline Traffic Numbers

(MoneyWatch)  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

*Does not include regional operations