Continental Airlines pax down 0.3%, PRASM up 8.5% in Feb-2010

Continental Airlines passenger numbers down 0.3% - traffic highlights in Feb-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 4.3 million, -0.3% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): +3.3%;
  • Domestic: -0.5%;
  • International: +7.2%;
    • Trans-Atlantic: +4.9%;
    • Latin America: +6.2%;
    • Asia Pacific: 14.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 77.7%, +5.2 ppts;
  • Domestic: 80.6%, +2.9 ppts;
  • International: 75.9%, +7.5 ppts;
    • Trans-Atlantic: 72.7%, +10.3 ppts;
    • Latin America: 79.5%, +2.9 ppts;
    • Asia Pacific: 77.2%, +5.2 ppts;
• Estimated passenger revenue per ASM: +7.5% to +8.5%;
  • Mainline: +5.5% to +6.5%;
• Jan-2010 passenger revenue per ASM: -1.3%;
  • Mainline: -2.8%. [more]