AirTran Airways A+ Rewards - July T100 stats (onboard loads)

Here again are T100 statistics (onboard loads), this time for July. Remember that onboard loads are only half of the picture when trying to estimate financial performance, and don't really say much about fare or traffic composition.

(last month's posting had somewhat more detail about these stats

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/airtran-airways-rewards/994587-june-onboard-loads-some-mke-comments.html)

Because I follow MKE closely and find it to be one of the more interesting places to watch these days, I have highlighted those markets.

1 ….... 97.2% ….. FLL ….. PIT
2 ….... 96.6% ….. TPA ….. CAK
3 ….... 96.0% ….. MCO ….. DFW
4 ….... 95.9% ….. MCO ….. ROC
5 ….... 95.3% ….. FLL ….. IND
6 ….... 95.3% ….. MCO ….. ABE
7 ….... 95.3% ….. BWI ….. SJU
8 ….... 95.1% ….. RSW ….. BWI
9 ….... 95.1% ….. ATL ….. SJU
10 ….. 94.9% ….. MCO ….. DAY
11 ….. 94.8% ….. MCO ….. PIT
12 ….. 94.8% ….. BWI ….. LAX
13 ….. 94.7% ….. BWI ….. SEA
14 ….. 94.5% ….. MCO ….. FNT
15 ….. 94.5% ….. MCO ….. CRW
16 ….. 94.5% ….. ATL ….. LAX
17 ….. 94.4% ….. MCO ….. CAK
18 ….. 94.4% ….. MKE ….. SFO
19 ….. 94.3% ….. ATL ….. LAS
20 ….. 94.1% ….. MCO ….. BUF
21 ….. 94.0% ….. ATL ….. SFO
22 ….. 93.9% ….. MCO ….. AVL
23 ….. 93.6% ….. TPA ….. BWI
24 ….. 93.6% ….. MCO ….. TYS
25 ….. 93.6% ….. ATL ….. DEN
26 ….. 93.6% ….. ATL ….. SEA
27 ….. 93.6% ….. TPA ….. IND
28 ….. 93.4% ….. ATL ….. PBI
29 ….. 93.4% ….. MKE ….. LAS
30 ….. 93.4% ….. RSW ….. IND
31 ….. 93.4% ….. MCO ….. IND
32 ….. 93.3% ….. ATL ….. SAT
33 ….. 93.3% ….. ATL ….. ROC
34 ….. 93.1% ….. MKE ….. LAX
35 ….. 93.1% ….. MCO ….. MCI
36 ….. 93.1% ….. TPA ….. ROC
37 ….. 92.4% ….. ATL ….. DFW
38 ….. 92.2% ….. ATL ….. SAN
39 ….. 92.2% ….. ATL ….. BUF
40 ….. 92.2% ….. MKE ….. DEN
41 ….. 92.1% ….. MCO ….. MSP
42 ….. 91.9% ….. ATL ….. RSW
43 ….. 91.8% ….. SRQ ….. MDW
44 ….. 91.8% ….. ATL ….. BOS
45 ….. 91.8% ….. MKE ….. TPA
46 ….. 91.5% ….. RSW ….. CMH
47 ….. 91.5% ….. ATL ….. CLT
48 ….. 91.4% ….. PBI ….. HPN
49 ….. 91.3% ….. FLL ….. BWI
50 ….. 91.2% ….. ATL ….. TPA
51 ….. 91.1% ….. FLL ….. ABE
52 ….. 91.0% ….. MCO ….. BWI
53 ….. 90.9% ….. MKE ….. SAN
54 ….. 90.5% ….. MKE ….. SEA
55 ….. 90.3% ….. MCO ….. SJU
56 ….. 90.2% ….. LGA ….. CAK
57 ….. 90.1% ….. ATL ….. FLL
58 ….. 89.9% ….. MCO ….. DTW
59 ….. 89.7% ….. MCO ….. HPN
60 ….. 89.4% ….. ATL ….. SRQ
61 ….. 89.2% ….. ATL ….. PHX
62 ….. 88.9% ….. ATL ….. PIT
63 ….. 88.8% ….. ATL ….. LGA
64 ….. 88.8% ….. MCO ….. MDT
65 ….. 88.8% ….. MCO ….. LGA
66 ….. 88.6% ….. MCO ….. MDW
67 ….. 88.6% ….. BOS ….. PHF
68 ….. 88.6% ….. ATL ….. MCO
69 ….. 88.3% ….. MIA ….. BWI
System average for July: 88.3%
70 ….. 87.9% ….. MCO ….. STL
71 ….. 87.8% ….. ATL ….. BWI
72 ….. 87.7% ….. SRQ ….. BWI
73 ….. 87.6% ….. ATL ….. PNS
74 ….. 87.5% ….. BWI ….. DAY
75 ….. 86.8% ….. ATL ….. DTW
76 ….. 86.8% ….. BWI ….. BOS
77 ….. 86.1% ….. ATL ….. MIA
78 ….. 86.0% ….. FLL ….. CMH
79 ….. 85.4% ….. BOS ….. CAK
80 ….. 85.3% ….. ATL ….. PHL
81 ….. 85.2% ….. ATL ….. HOU
82 ….. 85.2% ….. ATL ….. PHF
83 ….. 85.1% ….. ATL ….. MSY
84 ….. 85.0% ….. LGA ….. PHF
85 ….. 84.9% ….. ATL ….. FNT
86 ….. 84.9% ….. MKE ….. BWI
87 ….. 84.5% ….. BWI ….. DFW
88 ….. 84.5% ….. MCO ….. BMI
89 ….. 84.4% ….. ATL ….. IND
90 ….. 84.4% ….. MCO ….. PHL
91 ….. 83.9% ….. ATL ….. EWR
92 ….. 83.7% ….. ATL ….. JAX
93 ….. 83.6% ….. ATL ….. MDW
94 ….. 83.6% ….. BWI ….. ROC
95 ….. 83.1% ….. ATL ….. CAK
96 ….. 83.1% ….. ATL ….. PWM
97 ….. 82.7% ….. ATL ….. RDU
98 ….. 82.2% ….. MCO ….. PHF
99 ….. 82.1% ….. ATL ….. HPN
100 ... 81.9% ….. MCO ….. CLT
101 ... 81.8% ….. ATL ….. ACY
102 ... 81.5% ….. BWI ….. PWM
103 ... 81.4% ….. ATL ….. MCI
104 ... 81.2% ….. MCO ….. RIC
105 ... 80.6% ….. MCO ….. CMH
106 ... 80.2% ….. ATL ….. DCA
107 ... 79.8% ….. MCO ….. ACY
108 ... 79.6% ….. ATL ….. DAY
109 ... 79.6% ….. BOS ….. MDW
110 ... 79.5% ….. MKE ….. ATL
111 ... 78.7% ….. MKE ….. BOS
112 ... 77.8% ….. ATL ….. CHS
113 ... 77.8% ….. MKE ….. MCO
114 ... 77.2% ….. MCO ….. MLI
115 ... 76.7% ….. BWI ….. BTV
116 ... 76.7% ….. ATL ….. MSP
117 ... 76.2% ….. BWI ….. CLT
118 ... 76.2% ….. ATL ….. IAD
119 ... 74.7% ….. ATL ….. MEM
120 ... 74.2% ….. ATL ….. STL
121 ... 74.0% ….. ATL ….. CMH
122 ... 72.9% ….. ATL ….. RIC
123 ... 72.7% ….. RSW ….. DCA
124 ... 72.2% ….. MCO ….. IAD
125 ... 70.9% ….. MKE ….. MSP
126 ... 69.7% ….. MKE ….. DCA
127 ... 69.5% ….. ATL ….. BKG
128 ... 68.1% ….. ATL ….. BMI
129 ... 67.9% ….. ATL ….. MLI
130 ... 65.8% ….. MKE ….. LGA
131 ... 65.0% ….. ATL ….. ICT
132 ... 58.3% ….. MKE ….. BKG
133 ... 53.7% ….. ATL ….. MDT
134 ... 51.1% ….. MKE ….. STL

And continuing the trends we've been seeing this year, both MKE-BOS and MKE-LGA have fewer passengers this year than last year for AirTran, in spite of increased hub mass in Milwaukee and more connecting feed. And while the economy-related reduced demand is meaningful, Midwest is seeing small year-over-year gains.

MKE-BOS traffic
-15.6% AirTran
+5.8% Midwest

MKE-LGA traffic
-5.4% AirTran (in spite of flying 26.8% more flights in 2009 versus 2008)
+1.9% Midwest

Milwaukee-Washington is a bit different because AirTran double the number of flights, and Midwest cut their glights back slightly and swapped in smaller aircraft on some trips.

MKE-DCA traffic
+75.8% AirTran passengers, on an increase of 101.7% flights over last year
-9.9% Midwest passengers on a decrease of 4.5% (fewer) flights over last year


The Milwaukee markets where AirTran carried strong loads are nearly all ones in which they had zero or sharply reduced competition this year compared to last. Markets with more competition this year showed significantly less traction. With the prospect of restored Midwest and new Southwest competition, it will be interesting to see how things pan out for all involved. Both AirTran and Midwest have the prospect of sginificant feeder traffic (unlike Southwest) if they maintain what they have, but if everyone swims in red ink who knows what will be maintined.