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Oct 2, 2008 | 10:11 pm

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curbcrusher

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Originally Posted by iahphx

The number 2 discount airline, AirTran, is also raising fares, but also putting more fannies in the seats (they just had their highest September load factor ever).

You need to pay attention to the rest of the linked press release. The record load factor is due to the fact that their September ASMs are nearly 10% lower than the previous September. Additonally, they are putting fewer fannies in the seats. (Bolding below is mine.)

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                      AirTran Airways September 2008 Traffic
                                           (Preliminary)

                               September 2008  September 2007    Change
                               --------------  --------------    ------
    Revenue Passenger
     Miles (000)                  1,231,637       1,256,571   -2.0 percent

    Available Seat Miles (000)    1,656,498       1,833,682   -9.7 percent

    Load Factor                74.4 percent    68.5 percent     5.9 points

    Passengers Enplaned           1,671,876       1,731,123   -3.4 percent

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