1-Dec-2011 11:25 AM
US passenger numbers down 1.4% in Oct-2011
Air Transport Association of America (ATA) reports (30-Nov-2011) the following traffic highlights for its member airlines in Oct-2011:
- Passenger numbers: 44.7 million, -1.4% year-on-year;
- Domestic: 39 million, -1.1%;
- International: 5.7 million, -3.3%;
- Trans-Atlantic: 2.2 million, -5.8%;
- Latin America: 2.5 million, +0.1%;
- Asia Pacific: 1.1 million, -5.7%;
- Load factor: 82.9%, -0.8 ppt;
- Domestic: 84.1%, +0.2 ppt;
- International: 80.4%, -2.5 ppts;
- Trans-Atlantic: 81.3%, -2.5 ppts;
- Latin America: 79.4%, -0.3 ppt;
- Asia Pacific: 79.7%, -4.3 ppts.