Originally Posted by
trk1
only United had had total traffic increases
Delta, AA, US and SW all had total Revenue traffic decreases
my comment was correct that on time performance also improved
so things have not been worse than last year and traffic is not shifting to other carriers as this forum alleges every day
"Traffic" is not a terribly important metric. It's easy for an airline (any airline) to increase load factor by simply discounting tickets. It says almost nothing about revenue performance.
Originally Posted by
trk1
Growth is growth. The actual revenue per mile is what matters. Easier to improve from a lower base.
Actually, in a business that has a perishable and finite product to sell "growth" of lower paying customers might not be a good thing @:-)
Especially when your competition appears to be selling at increasing prices.