June 2009 Monthly Traffic Numbers

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June was a mixed bag for airline traffic. Everyone except Allegiant saw capacity decline, and for many airlines, that allowed them to increase load factors further. Allegiant saw a load factor decrease for the first time since they started posting 90 percent+ loads, I believe. JetBlue saw the largest load factor decline, but it also reduced capacity less than everyone else. Click for definitions.

Airline	ASMs	RPMs	Load Factor
AirTran	(5.6%)	(6.5%)	-1.1 pts
Alaska*	(4.1%)	(2.6%)	+1.2 pts
Allegiant	29.0%	25.6%	-2.4 pts
American*	(7.8%)	(8.1%)	-0.3 pts
Continental	(7.8%)	(6.5%)	+1.1 pts
Delta	(5.8%)	(6.3%)	-0.5 pts
Frontier*	(14.9%)	(13.1%)	+1.8 pts
JetBlue	(0.1%)	(3.3%)	-2.8 pts
Southwest	(3.8%)	(2.1%)	+1.3 pts
United	(8.0%)	(7.5%)	+0.5 pts
US Airways#	(6.0%)	(4.0%)	+1.8 pts

*Does not include regional operations

#Only includes wholly-owned regional subsidiaries

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