AirTran Airways Reports May Traffic
For May, traffic grew by 8.4 percent to more than 1.67 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and the airline enplaned over 2.1 million passengers, a 6.6 percent increase over May 2009.
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported traffic for the month of May. The airline's load factor, 80.8 percent, represents a new all-time company record for the month of May. Â
 Year-to-date, the airline has enplaned 9.7 million passengers – a 4.3 percent increase over last year. Â
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AirTran Airways May 2010 Traffic |
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May 2010 |
May 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
1,671,150 |
1,542,338 |
8.4 percent |
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Available Seat Miles (000) |
2,068,707 |
1,977,681 |
4.6 percent |
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Load Factor |
80.8 percent |
78.0 percent |
2.8 points |
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Passengers Enplaned |
2,135,006 |
2,002,019 |
6.6 percent |
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Y-T-D 2010 |
Y-T-D 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
7,698,177 |
7,141,607 |
7.8 percent |
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Available Seat Miles (000) |
9,750,042 |
9,218,103 |
5.8 percent |
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Load Factor |
79.0 percent |
77.5 percent |
1.5 points |
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Passengers Enplaned |
9,738,814 |
9,340,954 |
4.3 percent |
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