United Continental Holdings, Inc. Monthly Traffic Report Mar-2013
United Airlines (UAL) today reported March 2013 operational results.
UAL's March 2013 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) decreased 1.2 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 4.6 percent versus March 2012. UAL's March 2013 consolidated load factor increased 2.9 points compared to March 2012.
UAL's March 2013 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased an estimated 6.5 to 7.5 percent compared to March 2012.
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Preliminary Operational Results |
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March |
Year-to-Date |
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2013 |
2012 |
Change |
2013 |
2012 |
Change |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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Domestic |
7,756,442 |
7,986,059 |
(2.9%) |
20,737,744 |
21,189,011 |
(2.1%) |
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International |
7,326,514 |
7,366,963 |
(0.5%) |
19,809,254 |
20,002,617 |
(1.0%) |
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Atlantic |
2,871,612 |
3,080,086 |
(6.8%) |
7,540,311 |
8,086,373 |
(6.8%) |
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Pacific |
2,722,595 |
2,654,355 |
2.6% |
7,708,120 |
7,459,105 |
3.3% |
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Latin |
1,732,307 |
1,632,522 |
6.1% |
4,560,823 |
4,457,139 |
2.3% |
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Mainline |
15,082,956 |
15,353,022 |
(1.8%) |
40,546,998 |
41,191,628 |
(1.6%) |
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Regional |
2,255,368 |
2,203,301 |
2.4% |
5,996,508 |
5,915,641 |
1.4% |
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Consolidated |
17,338,324 |
17,556,323 |
(1.2%) |
46,543,506 |
47,107,269 |
(1.2%) |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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Domestic |
8,944,742 |
9,395,503 |
(4.8%) |
24,624,302 |
25,778,347 |
(4.5%) |
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International |
8,850,163 |
9,360,606 |
(5.5%) |
25,195,163 |
26,690,219 |
(5.6%) |
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Atlantic |
3,500,639 |
3,928,736 |
(10.9%) |
10,233,974 |
11,397,904 |
(10.2%) |
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Pacific |
3,248,028 |
3,353,088 |
(3.1%) |
9,287,897 |
9,572,465 |
(3.0%) |
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Latin |
2,101,496 |
2,078,782 |
1.1% |
5,673,292 |
5,719,850 |
(0.8%) |
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Mainline |
17,794,905 |
18,756,109 |
(5.1%) |
49,819,465 |
52,468,566 |
(5.0%) |
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Regional |
2,747,029 |
2,783,215 |
(1.3%) |
7,552,301 |
7,875,555 |
(4.1%) |
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Consolidated |
20,541,934 |
21,539,324 |
(4.6%) |
57,371,766 |
60,344,121 |
(4.9%) |
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR |
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Domestic |
86.7% |
85.0% |
1.7 pts |
84.2% |
82.2% |
2.0 pts |
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International |
82.8% |
78.7% |
4.1 pts |
78.6% |
74.9% |
3.7 pts |
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Atlantic |
82.0% |
78.4% |
3.6 pts |
73.7% |
70.9% |
2.8 pts |
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Pacific |
83.8% |
79.2% |
4.6 pts |
83.0% |
77.9% |
5.1 pts |
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Latin |
82.4% |
78.5% |
3.9 pts |
80.4% |
77.9% |
2.5 pts |
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Mainline |
84.8% |
81.9% |
2.9 pts |
81.4% |
78.5% |
2.9 pts |
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Regional |
82.1% |
79.2% |
2.9 pts |
79.4% |
75.1% |
4.3 pts |
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Consolidated |
84.4% |
81.5% |
2.9 pts |
81.1% |
78.1% |
3.0 pts |
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ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000) |
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Mainline |
8,008 |
8,192 |
(2.2%) |
21,479 |
21,909 |
(2.0%) |
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Regional |
4,062 |
3,966 |
2.4% |
10,876 |
10,618 |
2.4% |
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Consolidated |
12,070 |
12,158 |
(0.7%) |
32,355 |
32,527 |
(0.5%) |
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CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000) |
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Total |
205,819 |
237,035 |
(13.2%) |
546,210 |
631,870 |
(13.6%) |
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Preliminary Financial Results |
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February 2013 year-over-year consolidated PRASM change |
7.1 |
% |
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February 2013 year-over-year mainline PRASM change |
5.6 |
% |
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March 2013 estimated year-over-year consolidated PRASM change |
6.5 - 7.5 |
% |
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March 2013 estimated year-over-year mainline PRASM change |
6.0 - 7.0 |
% |
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March 2013 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including the impact of all cash settled hedges and fuel taxes |
3.29 |
Dollars |
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First Quarter 2013 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including the impact of all cash settled hedges and fuel taxes |
3.28 |
Dollars |
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Preliminary Operational Results |
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2013 |
2012 |
Change |
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March On-Time Performance1 |
80.7% |
77.4% |
3.3 |
pts |
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March Completion Factor2 |
98.7% |
99.4% |
(0.7) |
pts |
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1 Based on domestic mainline scheduled flights arriving within 14 minutes of scheduled arrival time, according to data published in the DOT Air Travel Consumer Report. |
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2 Mainline completion percentage |
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