Passenger numbers, load factors and yields continue to slip: ATA

Air Transport Association of America (ATA) member airlines transported 43.9 million passengers in May-2009, an 11.1% year-on-year reduction. Load factors also were down on 2008 levels, falling 1.4 ppts year-on-year, as the carriers' 8.4% year-on-year capacity (ASMs) reduction failed to match the 10.0% reduction in traffic (RPMs). However, average load factors still remained above 80% in the month (at 80.1%).