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AirTran Airways Reports Record September Traffic
October 02, 2003 05:30:00 AM ET
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2003--AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. AAI, today reported that passenger traffic, or revenue passenger miles (RPMs), represents a record for the month of September.
Based on RPMs, traffic grew by 37.6 percent, to 525.6 million RPMs, on an increase of 26.0 percent in capacity, based on available seat miles (ASMs). September's load factor reached 63.4 percent compared to 58.0 percent in September 2002. Year-to-date load factor was 71.6 percent, versus 68.1 percent for the same period last year. The airline also enplaned 862,715 passengers in the month of September, a 31.1 percent increase over September 2002.
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS SEPTEMBER 2003 TRAFFIC
(Preliminary)
Sept. 2003 Sept. 2002 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 525,619 381,899 37.6%
Available Seat Miles (000) 829,099 657,872 26.0%
Load Factor 63.4% 58.0% 5.4 points
Passengers Enplaned 862,715 657,870 31.1%
3Q 2003 3Q 2002 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,910,161 1,426,776 33.9%
Available Seat Miles (000) 2,601,682 2,144,572 21.3%
Load Factor 73.4% 66.5% 6.9 points
Passengers Enplaned 3,120,762 2,441,115 27.8%
Y-T-D 2003 Y-T-D 2002 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 5,269,195 4,111,647 28.2%
Available Seat Miles (000) 7,361,437 6,036,761 21.9%
Load Factor 71.6% 68.1% 3.5 points
Passengers Enplaned 8,643,229 7,144,586 21.0%
"AirTran Airways is pleased to again report positive growth in customers served. Looking ahead to our market openings in San Francisco and at Reagan National, the AirTran Airways team is excited to bring our high-quality, low-fare service to more customers, while returning value to our shareholders," said President and COO Robert L. Fornaro.
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