US Airways Reports Record November 2011 Load Factor
US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced November and
year-to-date 2011 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) for the month were 4.7 billion, up 3.4 percent versus November
2010. Mainline capacity was 5.6 billion available seat miles (ASMs),
down 0.6 percent versus November 2010. Mainline passenger load factor
was a record 83.8 percent for the month of November, up 3.2 points
versus November 2010.
year-to-date 2011 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) for the month were 4.7 billion, up 3.4 percent versus November
2010. Mainline capacity was 5.6 billion available seat miles (ASMs),
down 0.6 percent versus November 2010. Mainline passenger load factor
was a record 83.8 percent for the month of November, up 3.2 points
versus November 2010.
US Airways President Scott Kirby said, Our November consolidated
(mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM)
increased approximately 13 percent versus the same period last year.
I would like to thank our 32,000 team members for doing an outstanding
job of taking care of our customers during the busy Thanksgiving holiday
travel period. Despite the high volume of passengers and full flights,
our team delivered its best Thanksgiving holiday weekend on-time
performance since our merger in 2005.
For the month of November, US Airways preliminary on-time performance
as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 87.5 percent
with a completion factor of 99.3 percent.
Source: US Airways