CHICAGO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines today reported its preliminary consolidated traffic results for July 2009. The company reported a July consolidated passenger load factor of 86.9 percent. Total consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased in July by 4.0 percent on a consolidated capacity decrease of 7.0 percent in available seat miles (ASMs) compared with the same period in 2008.
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*Based on United's forward-looking flight schedule for July 2009 to June 2010
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES ('000)*
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July 2009 July 2008 Change
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North America 5,699,129 6,247,156 -8.8%
Pacific 2,015,348 2,126,786 -5.2%
Atlantic 1,829,114 1,794,276 1.9%
Latin America 271,771 333,549 -18.5%
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Total International 4,116,233 4,254,611 -3.3%
Total Mainline 9,815,361 10,501,767 -6.5%
Regional Affiliates 1,336,551 1,120,627 19.3%
Total Consolidated 11,151,912 11,622,394 -4.0%
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES ('000)*
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North America 6,412,164 7,238,950 -11.4%
Pacific 2,406,588 2,679,543 -10.2%
Atlantic 2,064,259 2,044,001 1.0%
Latin America 315,189 393,749 -20.0%
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Total International 4,786,036 5,117,293 -6.5%
Total Mainline 11,198,201 12,356,243 -9.4%
Regional Affiliates 1,638,755 1,452,162 12.8%
Total Consolidated 12,836,956 13,808,405 -7.0%
LOAD FACTOR*
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North America 88.9% 86.3% 2.6 pts
Pacific 83.7% 79.4% 4.3 pts
Atlantic 88.6% 87.8% 0.8 pts
Latin America 86.2% 84.7% 1.5 pts
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Total International 86.0% 83.1% 2.9 pts
Total Mainline 87.7% 85.0% 2.7 pts
Regional Affiliates 81.6% 77.2% 4.4 pts
Total Consolidated 86.9% 84.2% 2.7 pts
REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED ('000)*
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Mainline 5,424 5,982 -9.3%
Regional Affiliates 2,403 2,110 13.9%
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Total Consolidated 7,827 8,092 -3.3%
CARGO TON MILES ('000)*
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Freight 116,908 140,842 -17.0%
Mail 15,119 23,255 -35.0%
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Total Mainline 132,027 164,097 -19.5%
*Includes Scheduled and Charter Operations
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES ('000)*
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YTD July 2009 YTD July 2008 Change
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North America 34,347,575 38,868,150 -11.6%
Pacific 12,276,418 14,782,840 -17.0%
Atlantic 10,187,892 10,770,796 -5.4%
Latin America 1,902,440 2,449,807 -22.3%
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Total International 24,366,750 28,003,443 -13.0%
Total Mainline 58,714,325 66,871,593 -12.2%
Regional Affiliates 7,747,336 7,066,739 9.6%
Total Consolidated 66,461,661 73,938,332 -10.1%
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES ('000)*
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North America 41,041,106 47,042,359 -12.8%
Pacific 16,238,805 18,844,016 -13.8%
Atlantic 12,952,251 13,345,914 -3.0%
Latin America 2,518,878 3,045,824 -17.3%
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Total International 31,709,934 35,235,754 -10.0%
Total Mainline 72,751,043 82,278,113 -11.6%
Regional Affiliates 10,138,063 9,458,357 7.2%
Total Consolidated 82,889,106 91,736,470 -9.6%
LOAD FACTOR*
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North America 83.7% 82.6% 1.1 pts
Pacific 75.6% 78.4% -2.8 pts
Atlantic 78.7% 80.7% -2.0 pts
Latin America 75.5% 80.4% -4.9 pts
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Total International 76.8% 79.5% -2.7 pts
Total Mainline 80.7% 81.3% -0.6 pts
Regional Affiliates 76.4% 74.7% 1.7 pts
Total Consolidated 80.2% 80.6% -0.4 pts
REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED ('000)*
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Mainline 33,178 38,226 -13.2%
Regional Affiliates 14,385 13,557 6.1%
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Total Consolidated 47,563 51,783 -8.1%
CARGO TON MILES ('000)*
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Freight 735,585 1,026,461 -28.3%
Mail 116,191 158,102 -26.5%
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Total Mainline 851,776 1,184,563 -28.1%
*Includes Scheduled and Charter Operations
SOURCE United Airlines
