A4A pax numbers up 4% to 36.2m in Jan-2017, 80% load factor

Airlines for America (A4A) reported (03-Mar-2017) the following traffic highlights for its member airlines in Jan-2017:

• Passengers: 36.2 million, +3.5% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 30.7 million, +3.4%;
  • International: 5.5 million, +4.2%;
  • • Trans-Atlantic: 866,000, -3.1%;
    • Latin America: 3.7 million, +4.5%;
    • Asia Pacific: 857,000, +11.5%;
• Load factor: 79.6%, -0.6 ppt;
• Domestic: 80.0%, -0.8 ppt;
• • International: 78.6%, -0.3 ppt;
  • • Trans-Atlantic: 71.2%, -1.3 ppts;
    • Latin America: 81.1%, stable;
    • Asia Pacific: 82.4%, -0.2 ppt. [more - original PR]