American Airlines reports record May traffic
American Airlines reported higher passenger traffic in May, with international flights leading the way. American carried 17.43m passengers during the month, essentially flat from May 2016, but RPM traffic was up 2.6% overall. The airline said the 19.9b RPMs recorded for May was a record high. Available seat miles capacity rose by 2.3%, producing a 0.2 percentage point lift in load factor. International routes saw the biggest growth with a 10.6% jump in RPM traffic. Of that, the Pacific market returned a 23.3% increase, followed by Atlantic routes on 13.6% growth. In comparison, domestic flying contracted 1.5% in RPM terms. Capacity growth broadly matched the increase in traffic with American adding 22.3% ASM capacity on Pacific region flights. Domestic capacity was pared back by 0.8% in May. <br/>
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American Airlines reports record May traffic
American Airlines reported higher passenger traffic in May, with international flights leading the way. American carried 17.43m passengers during the month, essentially flat from May 2016, but RPM traffic was up 2.6% overall. The airline said the 19.9b RPMs recorded for May was a record high. Available seat miles capacity rose by 2.3%, producing a 0.2 percentage point lift in load factor. International routes saw the biggest growth with a 10.6% jump in RPM traffic. Of that, the Pacific market returned a 23.3% increase, followed by Atlantic routes on 13.6% growth. In comparison, domestic flying contracted 1.5% in RPM terms. Capacity growth broadly matched the increase in traffic with American adding 22.3% ASM capacity on Pacific region flights. Domestic capacity was pared back by 0.8% in May. <br/>
