American Airlines Group pax up 74% to 165.7m in 2021

American Airlines Group reported (20-Jan-2022) the following traffic highlights:

• Three months ended 31-Dec-2021:
  • Passengers: 49.3 million, +108.6% year-on-year;
  • Revenue passenger miles (RPM): +129.9%;
    • Domestic: +115.6%;
    • International: +205.8%;
      • Latin America: +134.6%;
      • Europe: +1083.5%;
      • Asia Pacific: +65.6%;
  • Passenger load factor: 80.2%, +16.1pp;
    • Domestic: 83.5%, +15.6pp;
    • International: 69.6%, +20.0pp;
      • Latin America: 76.3%, +13.8%;
      • Europe: 61.0%, +41.6pp;
      • Asia Pacific: 44.0%, +21.1pp;
  • Cargo Traffic: +11.7%;
• 12 months ended 31-Dec-2021:
  • Passengers: 165.7 million, +73.8% year-on-year;
  • Revenue passenger miles (RPM): +75.9%;
    • Domestic: +79.1%;
    • International:+63.5%;
      • Latin America: +95.0%;
      • Europe:+49.5%;
      • Asia Pacific: -59.9%;
  • Passenger load factor: 75.3%, +11.2pp;
    • Domestic: 80.9%, +15.9pp;
    • International: 58.0%, -2.8pp;
      • Latin America: 67.1%, -3.0pp;
      • Europe: 45.5%, -3.1pp;
      • Asia Pacific: 28.8%, 26.0pp;
  • Cargo Traffic: +50.5%. [more - original PR]