ATA releases November traffic figures

Airline Industry Information, Dec 18, 2001

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The Air Transport Association (ATA), which represents many major US airlines, reported a fall in both domestic and international passenger traffic during November compared to the same month in 2000.

According to ATA figures, the number of US domestic boardings on aircraft in November fell by 19.5% to 35.4m, down from 44m in November last year. Domestic revenue passenger miles, representing paying passengers flying one mile, fell 17.7%, and available seat miles, which measures capacity, was down 14.8%. The domestic load factor was 68.2%, down 2.5 points from November 2000.

In the international sector, revenue passenger miles fell 27.4% and capacity by 18.4%, while the load factor was down 7.9 points to 63.9%, Reuters reported.

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