American Airlines passenger numbers down 2.8% in Dec-2009

American Airlines passenger numbers down 2.8% - traffic highlights:

• Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers:
    • American Airlines: 7.1 million, -2.8% year-on-year;
    • American Eagle: 1.5 million, +7.5%;
  • Passenger traffic (RPMs):
    • American Airlines: -1.6%;
      • Domestic: -2.1%;
      • International: -0.7%;
      • Trans-Atlantic: -4.0%;
      • Latin America: +1.4%;
      • Asia Pacific: +0.6%;
    • American Eagle: +6.6%;
  • Load factor:
    • American Airlines: 80.6%, +1.4 ppt;
      • Domestic: 80.7%, -0.2 ppt;
      • International: 80.4%, +3.9 ppts;
      • Trans-Atlantic: 83.2%, +4.7 ppts;
      • Latin America: 78.4%, +4.2 ppts;
      • Asia Pacific: 80.7%, +0.4 ppt;
• 12 months ended 31-Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers:
    • American Airlines: 85.7 million, -7.6%;
    • American Eagle: 18.7 million, -1.9%;
  • Passenger traffic (RPMs):
    • American Airlines: -7.1%;
      • Domestic: -7.9%;
      • International: -5.8%;
      • Trans-Atlantic: -4.0%;
      • Latin America: -7.8%;
      • Asia Pacific: -3.2%;
    • American Eagle: -3.0%;
  • Load factor:
    • American Airlines: 80.7%, +0.1 ppt;
      • Domestic: 82.6%, +0.8 ppt;
      • International: 77.7%, -0.9 ppt;
      • Trans-Atlantic: 78.4%, -0.2 ppt;
      • Latin America: 76.7%, -1.1 ppt;
      • Asia Pacific: 79.1%, -2.7 ppts;
    • American Eagle: 71.5%, +1.3 ppt. [more]