American Eagle Airlines Releases December Traffic Results
January 6, 2009 | Air Travel, Airline Service, Airlines Companies, Airports, Aviation
American Eagle Airlines, a subsidiary of AMR Corp, has reported its traffic results for December 2008.
Revenue passenger miles for the month showed a decrease of 12.4% compared to December 2007, while available seat miles dropped by 13.5%, resulting in a load factor of 70.2%, an increase of 0.9 percentage points.
The airline boarded a total of 1.4m passengers in December 2008, a decline of 11.5% from the same period last year.
Year-to-date, American Eagle recorded a decrease in revenue passenger miles of 11.0% compared to the same period a year ago, while available seat miles fell by 6.9%, resulting in a load factor of 70.2%, a drop of 3.2 percentage points.
A total of 19.1m passengers were boarded by American Eagle in 2008, a decline of 10.0% compared to 2007.
