A4A pax numbers up 10% to 33.8m in Feb-2016, 79% load factor

Airlines for America (A4A) reported (14-Apr-2016) the following traffic highlights for its member airlines in Feb-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 33.8 million, +9.6% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 29.2 million, +9.7%;
  • International: 4.6 million, +8.8%;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 701,000, -4.9%;
  • Latin America: 3.2 million, +13.3%;
  • Asia Pacific: 684,000, +4.3%;
• Load factor: 78.6%, -1.4 ppts;
• • Domestic: 81.2%, -1.4 ppts;
  • International: 72.7%, -1.8 ppts;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 60.5%, -5.0 ppts;
  • Latin America: 78.0%, stable;
  • Asia Pacific: 78.0%, -1.9 ppts.