CHICAGO, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines today reported its preliminary consolidated traffic results for September 2009. The company reported a September consolidated passenger load factor of 81.2 percent. Total consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased in September by 1.1 percent on a consolidated capacity decrease of 3.7 percent in available seat miles (ASMs) compared with the same period in 2008.
About United
United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) operates approximately 3,300* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 916 destinations in 160 countries worldwide. United's 48,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.
*Based on United's forward-looking flight schedule for July 2009 to June 2010
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES ('000)*
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September September
2009 2008 Change
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North America 4,484,005 4,772,889 -6.1%
Pacific 1,811,378 1,717,447 5.5%
Atlantic 1,606,269 1,667,518 -3.7%
Latin America 191,086 209,723 -8.9%
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Total International 3,608,733 3,594,688 0.4%
Total Mainline 8,092,737 8,367,577 -3.3%
Regional Affiliates 1,155,076 985,745 17.2%
Total Consolidated 9,247,813 9,353,322 -1.1%
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES ('000)*
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North America 5,445,645 5,918,285 -8.0%
Pacific 2,291,510 2,298,651 -0.3%
Atlantic 1,868,738 1,981,231 -5.7%
Latin America 255,534 306,033 -16.5%
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Total International 4,415,782 4,585,915 -3.7%
Total Mainline 9,861,426 10,504,200 -6.1%
Regional Affiliates 1,530,288 1,321,787 15.8%
Total Consolidated 11,391,714 11,825,987 -3.7%
LOAD FACTOR*
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North America 82.3% 80.6% 1.7 pts
Pacific 79.0% 74.7% 4.3 pts
Atlantic 86.0% 84.2% 1.8 pts
Latin America 74.8% 68.5% 6.3 pts
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Total International 81.7% 78.4% 3.3 pts
Total Mainline 82.1% 79.7% 2.4 pts
Regional Affiliates 75.5% 74.6% 0.9 pts
Total Consolidated 81.2% 79.1% 2.1 pts
REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED ('000)*
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Mainline 4,425 4,852 -8.8%
Regional Affiliates 2,132 1,900 12.2%
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Total Consolidated 6,557 6,752 -2.9%
CARGO TON MILES ('000)*
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Freight 131,174 134,226 -2.3%
Mail 14,672 22,904 -35.9%
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Total Mainline 145,846 157,130 -7.2%
*Includes Scheduled and Charter Operations
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES ('000)*
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QTD Sept. QTD Sept.
2009 2008 Change
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North America 15,762,328 17,142,291 -8.1%
Pacific 5,848,739 5,969,700 -2.0%
Atlantic 5,268,866 5,203,603 1.3%
Latin America 731,301 858,282 -14.8%
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Total International 11,848,906 12,031,585 -1.5%
Total Mainline 27,611,234 29,173,876 -5.4%
Regional Affiliates 3,817,125 3,204,605 19.1%
Total Consolidated 31,428,359 32,378,481 -2.9%
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES ('000)*
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North America 18,204,910 20,265,115 -10.2%
Pacific 7,089,080 7,698,358 -7.9%
Atlantic 6,004,125 6,021,437 -0.3%
Latin America 895,159 1,096,829 -18.4%
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Total International 13,988,364 14,816,624 -5.6%
Total Mainline 32,193,273 35,081,739 -8.2%
Regional Affiliates 4,840,100 4,198,173 15.3%
Total Consolidated 37,033,374 39,279,912 -5.7%
LOAD FACTOR*
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North America 86.6% 84.6% 2.0 pts
Pacific 82.5% 77.5% 5.0 pts
Atlantic 87.8% 86.4% 1.4 pts
Latin America 81.7% 78.3% 3.4 pts
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Total International 84.7% 81.2% 3.5 pts
Total Mainline 85.8% 83.2% 2.6 pts
Regional Affiliates 78.9% 76.3% 2.6 pts
Total Consolidated 84.9% 82.4% 2.5 pts
REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED ('000)*
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Mainline 15,179 16,758 -9.4%
Regional Affiliates 6,898 6,091 13.2%
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Total Consolidated 22,077 22,849 -3.4%
CARGO TON MILES ('000)*
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Freight 364,316 408,547 -10.8%
Mail 44,196 68,719 -35.7%
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Total Mainline 408,512 477,266 -14.4%
*Includes Scheduled and Charter Operations
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES ('000)*
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YTD Sept. YTD Sept.
2009 2008 Change
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North America 44,410,775 49,763,285 -10.8%
Pacific 16,109,809 18,625,754 -13.5%
Atlantic 13,627,645 14,180,123 -3.9%
Latin America 2,361,970 2,974,540 -20.6%
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Total International 32,099,424 35,780,417 -10.3%
Total Mainline 76,510,199 85,543,702 -10.6%
Regional Affiliates 10,227,910 9,150,717 11.8%
Total Consolidated 86,738,109 94,694,419 -8.4%
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES ('000)*
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North America 52,833,852 60,068,524 -12.0%
Pacific 20,921,297 23,862,831 -12.3%
Atlantic 16,892,117 17,323,350 -2.5%
Latin America 3,098,848 3,748,904 -17.3%
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Total International 40,912,262 44,935,085 -9.0%
Total Mainline 93,746,116 105,003,609 -10.7%
Regional Affiliates 13,339,408 12,204,368 9.3%
Total Consolidated 107,085,524 117,207,977 -8.6%
LOAD FACTOR*
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North America 84.1% 82.8% 1.3 pts
Pacific 77.0% 78.1% -1.1 pts
Atlantic 80.7% 81.9% -1.2 pts
Latin America 76.2% 79.3% -3.1 pts
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Total International 78.5% 79.6% -1.1 pts
Total Mainline 81.6% 81.5% 0.1 pts
Regional Affiliates 76.7% 75.0% 1.7 pts
Total Consolidated 81.0% 80.8% 0.2 pts
REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED ('000)*
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Mainline 42,933 49,002 -12.4%
Regional Affiliates 18,880 17,538 7.7%
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Total Consolidated 61,813 66,540 -7.1%
CARGO TON MILES ('000)*
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Freight 982,993 1,294,166 -24.0%
Mail 145,268 203,566 -28.6%
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Total Mainline 1,128,261 1,497,732 -24.7%
*Includes Scheduled and Charter Operations
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