A4A: Systemwide service on US carriers in 2016 surpassed 2015 levels

Airlines for America (A4A) stated (20-Mar-2017) system-wide scheduled service on US airlines in 2016 surpassed 2015 levels for each the following measures:

• 823 million passengers enplaned, up 3.1%;
• 934 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) flown/carried, up 3.5%;
• 1.1 trillion available seat miles (ASMs) flown/operated, up 3.9%.

Since capacity (ASMs) growth outpaced traffic (RPM) growth, average systemwide load factor declined from 83.8% in 2015 to 83.4% in 2016. [more - original PR]