A4A pax numbers down 1% in Oct-2012, load factor up 1 ppt

Airlines for America (A4A) reports (26-Nov-2012) the following traffic highlights for its member airlines in Oct-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 44.4 million, -0.7% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 38.6 million, -0.9%;
  • International: 5.8 million, +0.7%;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 2.1 million, -6.2%;
  • Latin America: 2.6 million, +4.4%;
  • Asia Pacific: 1.1 million, +6.4%;
• Load factor: 83.7%, +0.9 ppt;
  • Domestic: 84.6%, +0.5 ppt;
  • International: 82.1%, +1.6 ppts;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 82.4%, +1.1 ppts;
  • Latin America: 80.5%, +1.1 ppts;
  • Asia Pacific: 83.0%, +3.3 ppts.