NYCommuter
Sep 7, 05, 6:29 pm
US AIRWAYS REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 6, 2005 -- US Airways reported its August 2005 passenger traffic today.
Mainline revenue passenger miles for August 2005 decreased 6 percent on a 3.8 percent decrease in available seat miles, compared to August 2004. The 77.3 percent passenger load factor is a 1.8 percentage point decrease compared to August 2004.
Revenue passenger miles for US Airways mainline during the first eight months of 2005 increased 1.1 percent on a 0.8 percent increase in available seat miles, compared to the same period in 2004. The passenger load factor for January through August 2005 was 76.5 percent, a 0.2 percentage point increase compared to the same period in 2004.
US Airways Express -- the two wholly owned subsidiaries of US Airways Group, Inc., Piedmont Airlines, Inc. and PSA, Inc., as well as the MidAtlantic Airways division of US Airways, Inc. -- reported a 52.1 percent increase in revenue passenger miles for August 2005, on 57.5 percent more capacity, compared to August 2004. The passenger load factor was 62 percent, a 2.2 percentage point decrease compared to August 2004.
For the first eight months of 2005, the US Airways Express entities reported a 100.1 percent increase in revenue passenger miles on 90.9 percent more capacity, compared to the same period in 2004. The passenger load factor was 63.8 percent, a 2.9 percentage point increase compared to the same period in 2004.
US Airways ended the month of August 2005 completing 98.2 percent of its scheduled departures, compared to 98 percent in August 2004.
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 6, 2005 -- US Airways reported its August 2005 passenger traffic today.
Mainline revenue passenger miles for August 2005 decreased 6 percent on a 3.8 percent decrease in available seat miles, compared to August 2004. The 77.3 percent passenger load factor is a 1.8 percentage point decrease compared to August 2004.
Revenue passenger miles for US Airways mainline during the first eight months of 2005 increased 1.1 percent on a 0.8 percent increase in available seat miles, compared to the same period in 2004. The passenger load factor for January through August 2005 was 76.5 percent, a 0.2 percentage point increase compared to the same period in 2004.
US Airways Express -- the two wholly owned subsidiaries of US Airways Group, Inc., Piedmont Airlines, Inc. and PSA, Inc., as well as the MidAtlantic Airways division of US Airways, Inc. -- reported a 52.1 percent increase in revenue passenger miles for August 2005, on 57.5 percent more capacity, compared to August 2004. The passenger load factor was 62 percent, a 2.2 percentage point decrease compared to August 2004.
For the first eight months of 2005, the US Airways Express entities reported a 100.1 percent increase in revenue passenger miles on 90.9 percent more capacity, compared to the same period in 2004. The passenger load factor was 63.8 percent, a 2.9 percentage point increase compared to the same period in 2004.
US Airways ended the month of August 2005 completing 98.2 percent of its scheduled departures, compared to 98 percent in August 2004.