CHICAGO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines today reported its preliminary consolidated traffic results for November 2009. The company reported a November consolidated passenger load factor of 80.2 percent. Total consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased in November by 1.8 percent on a consolidated capacity decrease of 2.7 percent in available seat miles (ASMs) compared with the same period in 2008.
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United Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UAL Corporation , operates approximately 3,300* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 1,071 destinations in 171 countries worldwide. United's 47,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.
*Based on United's forward-looking flight schedule for October 2009 to October 2010.
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES ('000)* ------------------------------- November 2009 November 2008 Change ------------- ------------- ------ North America 4,287,765 4,332,844 -1.0% Pacific 1,668,629 1,661,053 0.5% Atlantic 1,309,228 1,276,161 2.6% Latin America 219,609 262,390 -16.3% ------- ------- ----- Total International 3,197,466 3,199,604 -0.1% Total Mainline 7,485,231 7,532,448 -0.6% Regional Affiliates 1,139,801 940,003 21.3% Total Consolidated 8,625,032 8,472,451 1.8% AVAILABLE SEAT MILES ('000)* ---------------------------- North America 5,270,407 5,480,158 -3.8% Pacific 2,037,972 2,257,564 -9.7% Atlantic 1,645,957 1,652,477 -0.4% Latin America 287,210 395,298 -27.3% ------- ------- ----- Total International 3,971,139 4,305,339 -7.8% Total Mainline 9,241,546 9,785,497 -5.6% Regional Affiliates 1,506,917 1,265,444 19.1% Total Consolidated 10,748,463 11,050,941 -2.7% LOAD FACTOR* ------------ North America 81.4% 79.1% 2.3 pts Pacific 81.9% 73.6% 8.3 pts Atlantic 79.5% 77.2% 2.3 pts Latin America 76.5% 66.4% 10.1 pts ---- ---- Total International 80.5% 74.3% 6.2 pts Total Mainline 81.0% 77.0% 4.0 pts Regional Affiliates 75.6% 74.3% 1.3 pts Total Consolidated 80.2% 76.7% 3.5 pts REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED ('000)* ---------------------------------- Mainline 4,139 4,339 -4.6% Regional Affiliates 2,083 1,795 16.0% ----- ----- ---- Total Consolidated 6,222 6,134 1.4% CARGO TON MILES (000)* ---------------------- Freight 142,343 117,554 21.1% Mail 16,307 21,912 -25.6% ------ ------ ----- Total Mainline 158,650 139,466 13.8% *Includes Scheduled and Charter Operations REVENUE PASSENGER MILES ('000)* ------------------------------- QTD Nov. 2009 QTD Nov. 2008 Change ------------- ------------- ------ North America 9,109,230 9,427,778 -3.4% Pacific 3,488,015 3,506,806 -0.5% Atlantic 2,890,894 2,874,502 0.6% Latin America 430,117 491,199 -12.4% ------- ------- ----- Total International 6,809,026 6,872,507 -0.9% Total Mainline 15,918,256 16,300,285 -2.3% Regional Affiliates 2,381,507 2,011,457 18.4% Total Consolidated 18,299,763 18,311,742 -0.1% AVAILABLE SEAT MILES ('000)* ---------------------------- North America 10,933,881 11,550,939 -5.3% Pacific 4,339,684 4,687,335 -7.4% Atlantic 3,477,961 3,624,497 -4.0% Latin America 550,219 712,283 -22.8% ------- ------- ----- Total International 8,367,864 9,024,115 -7.3% Total Mainline 19,301,744 20,575,054 -6.2% Regional Affiliates 3,090,003 2,645,793 16.8% Total Consolidated 22,391,747 23,220,847 -3.6% LOAD FACTOR* ------------ North America 83.3% 81.6% 1.7 pts Pacific 80.4% 74.8% 5.6 pts Atlantic 83.1% 79.3% 3.8 pts Latin America 78.2% 69.0% 9.2 pts ---- ---- Total International 81.4% 76.2% 5.2 pts Total Mainline 82.5% 79.2% 3.3 pts Regional Affiliates 77.1% 76.0% 1.1 pts Total Consolidated 81.7% 78.9% 2.8 pts REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED ('000)* ---------------------------------- Mainline 8,808 9,486 -7.1% Regional Affiliates 4,364 3,850 13.4% ----- ----- ---- Total Consolidated 13,172 13,336 -1.2% CARGO TON MILES ('000)* ----------------------- Freight 287,515 256,451 12.1% Mail 32,320 46,064 -29.8% ------ ------ ----- Total Mainline 319,835 302,515 5.7% *Includes Scheduled and Charter Operations REVENUE PASSENGER MILES ('000)* ------------------------------- YTD Nov. 2009 YTD Nov. 2008 Change ------------- ------------- ------ North America 53,520,006 59,191,063 -9.6% Pacific 19,597,824 22,132,560 -11.5% Atlantic 16,518,540 17,054,625 -3.1% Latin America 2,792,087 3,465,739 -19.4% --------- --------- ----- Total International 38,908,451 42,652,924 -8.8% Total Mainline 92,428,457 101,843,987 -9.2% Regional Affiliates 12,609,417 11,162,174 13.0% Total Consolidated 105,037,874 113,006,161 -7.1% AVAILABLE SEAT MILES ('000)* ---------------------------- North America 63,767,733 71,619,463 -11.0% Pacific 25,260,981 28,550,166 -11.5% Atlantic 20,370,078 20,947,847 -2.8% Latin America 3,649,067 4,461,187 -18.2% --------- --------- ----- Total International 49,280,126 53,959,200 -8.7% Total Mainline 113,047,859 125,578,663 -10.0% Regional Affiliates 16,429,411 14,850,161 10.6% Total Consolidated 129,477,270 140,428,824 -7.8% LOAD FACTOR* ------------ North America 83.9% 82.6% 1.3 pts Pacific 77.6% 77.5% 0.1 pts Atlantic 81.1% 81.4% -0.3 pts Latin America 76.5% 77.7% -1.2 pts ---- ---- Total International 79.0% 79.0% 0.0 pts Total Mainline 81.8% 81.1% 0.7 pts Regional Affiliates 76.7% 75.2% 1.5 pts Total Consolidated 81.1% 80.5% 0.6 pts REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED ('000)* ---------------------------------- Mainline 51,741 58,488 -11.5% Regional Affiliates 23,244 21,388 8.7% ------ ------ --- Total Consolidated 74,985 79,876 -6.1% CARGO TON MILES ('000)* ----------------------- Freight 1,270,508 1,550,617 -18.1% Mail 177,588 249,630 -28.9% ------- ------- ----- Total Mainline 1,448,096 1,800,247 -19.6% *Includes Scheduled and Charter Operations
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