American Airlines pax numbers down 1.8% in Dec-2011; 86 million pax in FY2011

American Airlines reports (05-Jan-2012) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 7.0 million, -1.8% year-on-year;
  • Revenue passenger miles: -0.9%;
    • Domestic: -3.9%;
    • International: +3.7%;
    • Europe: +4.8%;
    • Latin America: +1.8%;
    • Asia Pacific: +8.7%;
  • Passenger load factor: 80.8%, +0.2 ppt;
    • Domestic: 81.1%, +0.2 ppt;
    • International: 80.5%, +0.2 ppt;
    • Europe: 81.3%, -0.2 ppt;
    • Latin America: 79.8%, +0.1 ppt;
    • Asia Pacific: 81.6%, +1.5 ppts;
• 12 months ended Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 86 million, -0.1%;
  • Revenue passenger miles: +0.8%;
    • Domestic: -1.3%;
    • International: +4.1%;
    • Europe: +1.2%;
    • Latin America: +4.5%;
    • Asia Pacific: +11.6%;
  • Passenger load factor: 82%, +0.1 ppt;
    • Domestic: 83.2%, +0.3 ppt;
    • International: 80.1%, -0.2 ppt;
    • Europe: 80%, -1.1 ppts;
    • Latin America: 80.8%, +1.9 ppts;
    • Asia Pacific: 78.1%, -5.3 ppts. [more - original PR]