A4A pax numbers stable in Dec-2012, 539.9 million pax in 2012

Airlines for America (A4A) reports (18-Jan-2013) the following traffic highlights for its member airlines:

• Dec-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 43.3 million, +0.1% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 37 million, -0.2%;
    • International: 6.3 million, +2.1%;
    • Trans-Atlantic: 1.7 million, -3.8%;
    • Latin America: 3.6 million, +4.7%;
    • Asia Pacific: 1.1 million, +3.7%;
  • Load factor: 81.9%, +0.6 ppt;
    • Domestic: 81.9%, +0.3 ppt;
    • International: 81.9%, +1.4 ppts;
    • Trans-Atlantic: 82.2%, +2.2 ppts;
    • Latin America: 79.3%, -0.6 ppt;
    • Asia Pacific: 84.6%, +2.6 ppts;
• 12 months to Dec-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 539.9 million, +0.8%;
    • Domestic: 462.6 million, +0.5%;
    • International: 77.3 million, +2.1%;
    • Trans-Atlantic: 24.6 million, -3.2%;
    • Latin America: 39.1 million, +4.4%;
    • Asia Pacific: 13.6 million, +5.5%;
  • Load factor: 83.3%, +0.7 ppt;
    • Domestic: 83.9%, +0.3 ppt;
    • International: 82%, +1.4 ppts;
    • Trans-Atlantic: 81.9%, +1.4 ppts;
    • Latin America: 81.2%, +1.0 ppts;
    • Asia Pacific: 82.8%, +1.7 ppts.