Apr. 5, 2011 (PR Newswire) --
ORLANDO, Fla., April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported traffic for the month of March. The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs) were up 5.5 percent from the same time in 2010, while the available seat miles (ASMs) grew by 6.8 percent. AirTran Airways was recently named the top ranked airline by the Airline Quality Rating (AQR) for overall performance in 2010.
For March, traffic grew by 5.5 percent to more than 1.8 billion RPMs. The airline's load factor in March was 82.8 percent, a 1 percentage point decrease from the same period last year. The load factor for the first quarter was a record at 78.5 percent. The number of passengers enplaned grew by 2.3 percent to more than 2.2 million, which is a record for March.
AirTran Airways March 2011 | |
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| March 2011 | March 2010 | Change | |
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
| 1,833,944
| 1,738,325
| 5.5 percent
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Available Seat Miles (000)
| 2,215,942
| 2,074,997
| 6.8 percent
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Load Factor
| 82.8 percent
| 83.8 percent
| -1.0 point
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Passengers Enplaned
| 2,232,038
| 2,182,851
| 2.3 percent
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| Y-T-D 2011 | Y-T-D 2010 | Change | |
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
| 4,530,445
| 4,390,801
| 3.2 percent
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Available Seat Miles (000)
| 5,771,776
| 5,684,460
| 1.5 percent
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Load Factor
| 78.5 percent
| 77.2 percent
| 1.3 points
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Passengers Enplaned
| 5,604,721
| 5,526,408
| 1.4 percent
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AirTran Airways is a Fortune 1000 company and has been ranked the top airline in the Airline Quality Rating study twice in the past four years. AirTran is the only major airline with Gogo Inflight Internet on every flight and offers coast-to-coast service on North America's newest all-Boeing fleet. Our low-cost, high-quality product also includes assigned seating, Business Class and complimentary SiriusXM Satellite Radio on every flight. To book a flight, visit airtran.com.
Media Contact: AirTran Airways
Christopher White
678.254.7442
SOURCE AirTran Airways