American and Continental airlines report double-digit declines in pax on trans-Atlantic services

American Airlines and Continental Airlines reports (04-May-2010) the following traffic highlights on trans-Atlantic services in Apr-2010:

• Passenger traffic (RPMs):
  • American: -13.9% year-on-year;
  • Continental: -13.6%;
• Load factor:
  • American: 80.1%, +0.3 ppt;
  • Continental: 82.4%, stable.