United Continental pax numbers down 2% in Nov-2012, PRASM down

United Continental reports (10-Dec-2012) the following traffic highlights in Nov-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 10.8 million, -1.6% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): -2.3%;
  • North America: -3.2%;
  • International: -2.5%;
  • Atlantic: -7.2%;
  • Pacific: -0.4%;
  • Latin America: +4.0%;
• Passenger load factor: 81.5%, +0.3ppt;
  • North America: 83.7%, -0.7 ppt;
  • International: 79.4%, +0.8 ppt;
  • Atlantic: 75.9%, -1.4 ppts;
  • Pacific: 81.9%, +1.9 ppts;
  • Latin America: 82.2%, +3.2 ppts;
• Oct-2012:
  • Consolidated PRASM: +0.8% year-on-year;
  • Mainline PRASM: -0.4%;
• Nov-2012:
  • Estimated consolidated PRASM: -1.0% to -2.0%;
  • Estimated mainline PRASM: -1.5% to -2.5%. [more - original PR]

United Continental: "Superstorm Sandy reduced revenue by approximately USD50 million and reduced consolidated PRASM by approximately 2 points year-over-year in November, which is included in the PRASM estimate above." Source: Company statement, 10-Dec-2012.