For the month of January, US Airways' preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 85.0 percent with a completion factor of 99.2 percent.
US Airways Group, Inc. announced January 2012 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 4.6 billion, up 3.8 percent versus January 2011. Mainline capacity was 5.9 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 3.1 percent versus January 2011. Mainline passenger load factor was a record 78.8 percent for the month of January, up 0.5 points versus January 2011.
US Airways' President Scott Kirby said, "Our January consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 10 percent versus the same period last year. I would like to thank our team of 32,000 employees for continuing to run an outstanding operation. Despite a record load factor and runway construction at our hub in Phoenix for most of the month, our team delivered its best January operational performance in the history of our Company."
For the month of January, US Airways' preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 85.0 percent with a completion factor of 99.2 percent.
The following summarizes US Airways Group's traffic results for the month ended January 31, 2012 and 2011, consisting of mainline-operated flights as well as US Airways Express flights operated by wholly owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
3,598,743 |
3,392,336 |
6.1 |
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Atlantic |
591,475 |
593,211 |
(0.3) |
% |
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Latin |
442,698 |
476,630 |
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% |
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Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles |
4,632,916 |
4,462,177 |
3.8 |
% |
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Mainline Available Seat Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
4,393,572 |
4,234,529 |
3.8 |
% |
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Atlantic |
915,734 |
863,167 |
6.1 |
% |
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Latin |
569,708 |
602,330 |
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% |
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Total Mainline Available Seat Miles |
5,879,014 |
5,700,026 |
3.1 |
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Mainline Load Factor (%) |
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Domestic |
81.9 |
80.1 |
1.8 |
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Atlantic |
64.6 |
68.7 |
(4.1) |
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Latin |
77.7 |
79.1 |
(1.4) |
pts |
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Total Mainline Load Factor |
78.8 |
78.3 |
0.5 |
pts |
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Mainline Enplanements |
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Domestic |
3,837,313 |
3,541,413 |
8.4 |
% |
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Atlantic |
141,299 |
145,869 |
(3.1) |
% |
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Latin |
313,801 |
342,081 |
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% |
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Total Mainline Enplanements |
4,292,413 |
4,029,363 |
6.5 |
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Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results. |
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Latin numbers include the Caribbean. |
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Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
166,657 |
165,729 |
0.6 |
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Express Available Seat Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
255,210 |
253,010 |
0.9 |
% |
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Express Load Factor (%) |
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Domestic |
65.3 |
65.5 |
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pts |
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Express Enplanements |
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Domestic |
589,967 |
570,315 |
3.4 |
% |
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Canada is included in domestic results. |
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2012 |
2011 |
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Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
3,765,400 |
3,558,065 |
5.8 |
% |
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Atlantic |
591,475 |
593,211 |
(0.3) |
% |
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Latin |
442,698 |
476,630 |
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% |
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Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles |
4,799,573 |
4,627,906 |
3.7 |
% |
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Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
4,648,782 |
4,487,539 |
3.6 |
% |
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Atlantic |
915,734 |
863,167 |
6.1 |
% |
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Latin |
569,708 |
602,330 |
(5.4) |
% |
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Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles |
6,134,224 |
5,953,036 |
3.0 |
% |
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Consolidated Load Factor (%) |
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Domestic |
81.0 |
79.3 |
1.7 |
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Atlantic |
64.6 |
68.7 |
(4.1) |
pts |
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Latin |
77.7 |
79.1 |
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pts |
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Total Consolidated Load Factor |
78.2 |
77.7 |
0.5 |
pts |
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Consolidated Enplanements |
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Domestic |
4,427,280 |
4,111,728 |
7.7 |
% |
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Atlantic |
141,299 |
145,869 |
(3.1) |
% |
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Latin |
313,801 |
342,081 |
(8.3) |
% |
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Total Consolidated Enplanements |
4,882,380 |
4,599,678 |
6.1 |
% |
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US Airways
US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,100 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 21,000 daily flights to 1,290 airports in 189 countries.
