US reports 2.3% increase in system-wide pax traffic in Jun-2010

US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reports (16-Sep-2010) that passenger traffic increased 2.3% in Jun-2010, to 65 million passengers. The BTS added that this figure is 4.4% below 2008 levels. Highlights of the report include:

• Passenger traffic: 65.0 million, +2.3%;
  • Domestic: 55.9 million, +1.4%;
  • International: 7.7 million, +8.4%;
• Load factor: 86.2%, +2.0 ppts;
  • Domestic: 85.4%, +0.9 ppt;
  • International: 81.9%, +4.0 ppts.

• Top 10 system-wide US airlines in Jun-2010:
  • Delta: 10.4 million enplanements; +70.4%;
  • Southwest: 9.6 million, +6.2%;
  • American: 7.6 million, +0.3%;
  • United: 4.9 million, -4.7%;
  • US Airways: 4.6 million, +1.8 ppts;
  • Continental: 3.9 million, -1.1%;
  • AirTran: 2.3 million, +4.6%;
  • SkyWest: 2.2 million, +13.3%;
  • JetBlue: 2.1 million, +9.9%;
  • ExpressJet: 1.6 million, +23.6%;

• Top 10 US airports:
  
  • Atlanta: 3.9 million enplanements, +1.6%;
  • Chicago O'Hare: 2.7 million, +3.1%;
  • Dallas Fort Worth: 2.4 million, +1.0 %;
  • Denver: 2.3 million, +4.6%;
  • Los Angeles: 2.1 million, +5.7%;
  • Houston George Bush: 1.7 million, +0.5%;
  • Charlotte: 1.6 million, +8.6%;
  • Phoenix: 1.6 million, +3.3%;
  • San Francisco: 1.5 million, +3.4%;
  • Las Vegas: 1.5 million, -3.2%. [more]