United Reports December 2018 Operational Performance
UAL's December 2018 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 6.9 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 6.4 percent versus December 2017. UAL's December 2018 consolidated load factor increased 0.4 points compared to December 2017.
December Highlights
- Announced UAL's largest ever international network expansion from San Francisco International Airport by offering nonstop year-round service to Toronto and Melbourne, Australia, seasonal service to New Delhi and a second daily flight between San Francisco and Seoul, South Korea - all subject to government approvals. In addition to the new routes, UAL will begin new year-round nonstop service between San Francisco and each of Auckland, New Zealand, Tahiti, French Polynesia and Amsterdam.
- Announced the addition of 11 new routes from UAL's hubs in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. The company's new summer service, beginning in June 2019, will connect customers to popular summer vacation destinations in California, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Michigan and Nova Scotia.
- Mileage Plus loyalty program was voted Best Overall Frequent-Flyer Program in the world for the 15th consecutive year by readers of Global Traveler and was awarded the 2018 Frequent Traveler Titan Award for the Americas.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,800 flights a day to 353 airports across five continents. In 2018, United and United Express operated more than 1.7 million flights carrying more than 158 million customers. United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark/New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 770 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 559 regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193 countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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Preliminary Operational Results |
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December |
Year-to-Date |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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Domestic |
11,058,944 |
10,479,105 |
5.5% |
132,954,893 |
124,267,502 |
7.0% |
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Mainline |
8,982,444 |
8,578,667 |
4.7% |
108,634,884 |
102,312,669 |
6.2% |
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Regional |
2,076,500 |
1,900,438 |
9.3% |
24,320,009 |
21,954,833 |
10.8% |
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International |
8,270,205 |
7,596,002 |
8.9% |
97,199,892 |
91,992,999 |
5.7% |
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Atlantic |
2,986,741 |
2,645,206 |
12.9% |
40,610,724 |
36,220,795 |
12.1% |
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Pacific |
3,108,677 |
2,880,088 |
7.9% |
34,414,147 |
33,890,639 |
1.5% |
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Latin |
2,174,787 |
2,070,708 |
5.0% |
22,175,021 |
21,881,565 |
1.3% |
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Mainline |
2,085,568 |
1,987,076 |
5.0% |
21,255,941 |
21,019,723 |
1.1% |
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Regional |
89,219 |
83,632 |
6.7% |
919,080 |
861,842 |
6.6% |
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Consolidated |
19,329,149 |
18,075,107 |
6.9% |
230,154,785 |
216,260,501 |
6.4% |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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Domestic |
13,295,896 |
12,476,108 |
6.6% |
155,637,292 |
145,848,600 |
6.7% |
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Mainline |
10,757,911 |
10,173,407 |
5.7% |
126,385,402 |
119,208,926 |
6.0% |
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Regional |
2,537,985 |
2,302,701 |
10.2% |
29,251,890 |
26,639,674 |
9.8% |
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International |
10,076,215 |
9,486,777 |
6.2% |
119,624,405 |
116,537,327 |
2.6% |
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Atlantic |
3,671,224 |
3,343,547 |
9.8% |
49,721,287 |
47,297,821 |
5.1% |
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Pacific |
3,835,983 |
3,660,168 |
4.8% |
43,406,455 |
42,831,318 |
1.3% |
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Latin |
2,569,008 |
2,483,062 |
3.5% |
26,496,663 |
26,408,188 |
0.3% |
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Mainline |
2,457,018 |
2,376,570 |
3.4% |
25,279,532 |
25,238,343 |
0.2% |
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Regional |
111,990 |
106,492 |
5.2% |
1,217,131 |
1,169,845 |
4.0% |
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Consolidated |
23,372,111 |
21,962,885 |
6.4% |
275,261,697 |
262,385,927 |
4.9% |
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR |
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Domestic |
83.2% |
84.0% |
(0.8) pts |
85.4% |
85.2% |
0.2 pts |
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Mainline |
83.5% |
84.3% |
(0.8) pts |
86.0% |
85.8% |
0.2 pts |
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Regional |
81.8% |
82.5% |
(0.7) pts |
83.1% |
82.4% |
0.7 pts |
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International |
82.1% |
80.1% |
2.0 pts |
81.3% |
78.9% |
2.4 pts |
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Atlantic |
81.4% |
79.1% |
2.3 pts |
81.7% |
76.6% |
5.1 pts |
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Pacific |
81.0% |
78.7% |
2.3 pts |
79.3% |
79.1% |
0.2 pts |
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Latin |
84.7% |
83.4% |
1.3 pts |
83.7% |
82.9% |
0.8 pts |
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Mainline |
84.9% |
83.6% |
1.3 pts |
84.1% |
83.3% |
0.8 pts |
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Regional |
79.7% |
78.5% |
1.2 pts |
75.5% |
73.7% |
1.8 pts |
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Consolidated |
82.7% |
82.3% |
0.4 pts |
83.6% |
82.4% |
1.2 pts |
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ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000) |
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Mainline |
9,448 |
9,006 |
4.9% |
113,885 |
108,017 |
5.4% |
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Regional |
3,744 |
3,436 |
9.0% |
44,445 |
40,050 |
11.0% |
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Consolidated |
13,192 |
12,442 |
6.0% |
158,330 |
148,067 |
6.9% |
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CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000) |
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Total |
302,575 |
301,330 |
0.4% |
3,424,625 |
3,315,902 |
3.3% |
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OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE |
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Mainline Departure Performance 1 |
67.5% |
69.1% |
(1.6) pts |
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Mainline Completion Factor |
99.8% |
99.8% |
0.0 pts |
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1Based on mainline scheduled flights departing by or before scheduled departure time |
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Note: See Part II, Item 6, Selected Financial Data, of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 for the definitions of these statistics |