United Continental pax numbers down 2% in Oct-2012, load factor up

United Continental reports (07-Nov-2012) the following traffic highlights in Oct-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 11.4 million, -2.4% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): -3.3%;
  • North America: -4.1%;
  • International: -3.8%;
  • Atlantic: -9.6%;
  • Pacific: +2.0%;
  • Latin America: -0.7%;
• Passenger load factor: 82.9%, +0.9 ppt;
  • North America: 85.7%, +0.7 ppt;
  • International: 80.3%, +0.6 ppt;
  • Atlantic: 78.7%, -0.7 ppt;
  • Pacific: 82.5%, +1.3 ppts;
  • Latin America: 79.4%, +2.2 ppts. [more - original PR]

United Continental: "Superstorm Sandy impacted operations in October, reducing the company's revenue by approximately USD90 million and the company's profit by approximately USD35 million in the month." Source: Company statement, 07-Nov-2012.