A4A pax up stable at 32.9m in Feb-2017, 80% load factor

Airlines for America (A4A) reported (27-Mar-2017) the following traffic highlights for its member airlines in Feb-2017:

• Passengers: 32.9 million, stable year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 28.8 million, -0.2%;
  • International: 4.1 million, +1.1%;
  • • Trans-Atlantic: 665,000, -5.2%;
    • Latin America: 3.2 million, +0.9%;
    • Asia Pacific: 260,000, +24.8%;
• Load factor: 78.8%, +0.5ppt;
• • Domestic: 81.2%, +0.3ppt;
  • International: 72.2%, +1.0ppt;
  • • Trans-Atlantic: 62.1%, +1.6ppts;
    • Latin America: 77.6%, +0.3ppt;
    • Asia Pacific: 78.0%, -0.6ppt. [more - original PR]