A4A pax numbers down 1% in Jul-2012 to 51 million, load factor stable

Airlines for America (A4A) reports (24-Aug-2012) the following traffic highlights for its member airlines in Jul-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 50.9 million, -0.6% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 43.1 million, -0.6%;
  • International: 7.8 million, -0.6%;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 2.7 million, -5.1%;
  • Latin America: 3.9 million, +2.2%;
  • Asia Pacific: 1.2 million, +1.0%;
• Load factor: 87.2%, -0.3 ppt;
  • Domestic: 87.5%, -0.5 ppt;
  • International: 86.8%, +0.1 ppt;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 87.2%, -0.6 ppt;
  • Latin America: 87.7%, +0.1 ppt;
  • Asia Pacific: 84.9%, +1.5 ppts.