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Third Quarter 2008 Airline Yields

By Brett Snyder | Nov 5, 2008

Here we have domestic mainline yields for third quarter 2008.  As you can see, fee-less Southwest had the most impressive gain of the bunch.

Airline Mainline Yield YOY % Change in Yield
AirTran 12.08 cents 0.1%
Alaska 14.99 cents 4.8%
American 14.34 cents 9.5%
Continental 14.10 cents 9.8%
Delta* 14.65 cents 7.5%
JetBlue 11.78 cents 13.2%
Northwest 14.47 cents 7.9%
Southwest 14.70 cents 16.6%
United 14.63 cents 6.6%
US Airways 13.50 cents 3.8%

*Results are for consolidated mainline and regional operations

In addition to writing BNET's travel industry blog, Brett Snyder also pens the award-winning consumer travel blog, Cranky Flier. You can follow him on Twitter under the name crankyflier.

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