US Airways pax down 1%, PRASM up 16% in Jul-2010

US Airways passenger numbers down 1% - consolidated traffic highlights in Jul-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 5.4 million, -1.0% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 4.7 million, -2.3%;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 290,855, -3.9%;
  • Latin America: 366,783, +23.2%;
• Load factor: 85.1%, -0.8 ppt;
  • Domestic: 84.8%, -1.9 ppt;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 86.5%, +3.1 ppts;
  • Latin America: 84.7%, +0.1 ppt;
• Passenger revenue per ASM: +16%;
• Revenue per ASM: +17%. [more]

US Airways: "Our July consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 16% versus the same period last year while total revenue per available seat mile increased approximately 17% on a year-over-year basis. This improvement was largely driven by continued year-over-year strength in business demand and yield," Scott Kirby, President. Source: US Airways, 04-Aug-2010.