14-Aug-2009 1:51 PM
Southwest Airlines remains the largest US airline in May-2009
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reports (13-Aug-2009) the following total system (domestic and international) traffic results for US airlines in May-2009:
- Passenger numbers: 59.7 million, -9.3% year-on-year;
- Flights: 812,700, -8.6%;
- Passenger traffic (RPMs): -9.4%;
- Capacity (ASMs): -7.9%;
- Load factor: 79.7%, -1.2 ppt;
- Average flight stage length: 716.0 miles, -0.4%.
Southwest Airlines remained the largest US airline, by total scheduled system (domestic and international) enplanements in May-2009. The top ten airlines are as follows:
- Southwest: 8.7 million, -6.7% year-on-year;
- American: 7.2 million, -13.2%;
- Delta: 5.7 million, -4.6%;
- United: 4.7 million, -16.2%;
- US Airways: 4.4 million, -7.8%;
- Continental: 3.7 million, -11.8%;
- Northwest: 3.5 million, -21.7%;
- AirTran: 2.0 million, -9.1%;
- JetBlue: 1.8 million, +1.6%;
- SkyWest: 1. 8 million, -2.6%.