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Thursday May 6, 4:50 pm ET
ARLINGTON, Va., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways reported its April 2004 passenger traffic today.
Mainline revenue passenger miles for April 2004 increased 13.8 percent on a 5.6 percent increase in available seat miles compared to April 2003. The passenger load factor was 79.8 percent, which was the airline's highest April load factor ever and the highest domestic load factor among the major carriers this month. This represents a 5.7 percentage point increase compared to April 2003.
For the first four months of 2004, mainline revenue passenger miles increased 11.6 percent on a 6.5 percent increase in available seat miles compared to the same period in 2003. The passenger load factor for the first four months of 2004 was 72.6 percent, a 3.3 percentage point increase compared to the same period in 2003.
The three wholly owned subsidiaries of US Airways Group, Inc. -- Allegheny Airlines, Inc., Piedmont Airlines, Inc., and PSA, Inc., along with MidAtlantic Airways -- reported an 28.5 percent increase in revenue passenger miles for April 2004 on 12.6 percent more capacity compared to April 2003. The passenger load factor was 61.0 percent, a 7.5 percentage point increase compared to April 2003.
For the first quarter of 2004, revenue passenger miles for the three wholly owned US Airways Express carriers and MidAtlantic increased 10.4 percent on a 2.1 percent increase in available seat miles compared to the first quarter of 2003. The passenger load factor for the first three months of the year was 53.9 percent, a 4 percentage point increase compared to the same period in 2003.
Mainline system passenger unit revenue for April 2004 is expected to increase between 6.5 percent and 7.5 percent compared to April 2003.
US Airways ended the month of April by completing 99.6 percent of its scheduled departures.
ARLINGTON, Va., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways reported its April 2004 passenger traffic today.
Mainline revenue passenger miles for April 2004 increased 13.8 percent on a 5.6 percent increase in available seat miles compared to April 2003. The passenger load factor was 79.8 percent, which was the airline's highest April load factor ever and the highest domestic load factor among the major carriers this month. This represents a 5.7 percentage point increase compared to April 2003.
For the first four months of 2004, mainline revenue passenger miles increased 11.6 percent on a 6.5 percent increase in available seat miles compared to the same period in 2003. The passenger load factor for the first four months of 2004 was 72.6 percent, a 3.3 percentage point increase compared to the same period in 2003.
The three wholly owned subsidiaries of US Airways Group, Inc. -- Allegheny Airlines, Inc., Piedmont Airlines, Inc., and PSA, Inc., along with MidAtlantic Airways -- reported an 28.5 percent increase in revenue passenger miles for April 2004 on 12.6 percent more capacity compared to April 2003. The passenger load factor was 61.0 percent, a 7.5 percentage point increase compared to April 2003.
For the first quarter of 2004, revenue passenger miles for the three wholly owned US Airways Express carriers and MidAtlantic increased 10.4 percent on a 2.1 percent increase in available seat miles compared to the first quarter of 2003. The passenger load factor for the first three months of the year was 53.9 percent, a 4 percentage point increase compared to the same period in 2003.
Mainline system passenger unit revenue for April 2004 is expected to increase between 6.5 percent and 7.5 percent compared to April 2003.
US Airways ended the month of April by completing 99.6 percent of its scheduled departures.