FORT WORTH, Texas, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported a June load factor of 85.5 percent, a decline of 1.7 points versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 3.1 percent and capacity decreased 1.2 percent year over year.
Domestic traffic decreased 4.7 percent year over year on 2.8 percent less capacity. International traffic decreased by 0.1 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 1.6 percent.
American boarded 8.4 million passengers in June. AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES June 2008 2007 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 11,849,111 12,228,286 -3.1 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,573,026 7,949,593 -4.7 INTERNATIONAL 4,276,085 4,278,692 -0.1 ATLANTIC 1,861,498 1,937,427 -3.9 LATIN AMERICA 1,911,422 1,834,491 4.2 PACIFIC 503,165 506,774 -0.7 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 13,863,440 14,029,520 -1.2 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,633,486 8,880,362 -2.8 INTERNATIONAL 5,229,954 5,149,158 1.6 ATLANTIC 2,236,606 2,226,297 0.5 LATIN AMERICA 2,429,083 2,361,714 2.9 PACIFIC 564,265 561,147 0.6 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 85.5 % 87.2 % -1.7 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 87.7 89.5 -1.8 INTERNATIONAL 81.8 83.1 -1.3 ATLANTIC 83.2 87.0 -3.8 LATIN AMERICA 78.7 77.7 1.0 PACIFIC 89.2 90.3 -1.1 PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,406,511 8,658,269 -2.9 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 174,253 169,004 3.1 % AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES YTD June 2008 2007 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 66,877,695 68,230,975 -2.0 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 42,752,416 44,677,599 -4.3 INTERNATIONAL 24,125,278 23,553,376 2.4 ATLANTIC 9,299,209 9,391,029 -1.0 LATIN AMERICA 12,087,265 11,381,462 6.2 PACIFIC 2,738,804 2,780,885 -1.5 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 82,756,175 84,318,548 -1.9 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 51,954,109 53,924,269 -3.7 INTERNATIONAL 30,802,066 30,394,279 1.3 ATLANTIC 11,962,655 12,022,710 -0.5 LATIN AMERICA 15,541,155 15,017,447 3.5 PACIFIC 3,298,256 3,354,122 -1.7 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 80.8 % 80.9 % -0.1 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 82.3 82.9 -0.6 INTERNATIONAL 78.3 77.5 0.8 ATLANTIC 77.7 78.1 -0.4 LATIN AMERICA 77.8 75.8 2.0 PACIFIC 83.0 82.9 0.1 PASSENGERS BOARDED 47,325,882 48,618,988 -2.7 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,037,850 1,060,130 -2.1 % AmericanAirlines(R) We know why you fly(R) Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com/
