US Airways passenger numbers up 7% in Oct-2010

US Airways passenger numbers up 7% - consolidated traffic highlights in Oct-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 4.5 million, +7% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 4.1 million, +5.4%;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 218,866, +11.7%;
  • Latin America: 219,583, +40.5%;
• Load factor: 83.6%, +1 ppt;
  • Domestic: 83.8%, +0.9 ppt;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 83%, +0.8 ppt;
  • Latin America: 83.4%, +5 ppts. [more]

US Airways: "Our October consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 7% versus the same period last year while total revenue per available seat mile also increased approximately 7% on a year-over-year basis," Scott Kirby, US Airways President. Source: Company statement, 03-Nov-2010.