AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported record traffic for the month of January 2007.
ORLANDO, Fla – The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs), passengers enplaned and available seat miles (ASMs) all represent company records for the month of January.
For January, traffic grew by 15.3 percent to over 1 billion RPMs based on an 18.2 percent increase in capacity. The company’s load factor for the month was 62.2 percent. The airline enplaned more than 1.4 million passengers for the month, an 11.2 percent increase from January 2006.
„We are pleased to be reporting another record setting month for traffic on 18 percent growth in capacity,“ said Kevin Healy, AirTran Airways‘ vice president of planning. „We are encouraged by strong advanced bookings and positive underlying trends going forward.“
AirTran Airways January 2007 Traffic
(Preliminary)
January 2007 January 2006 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,062,955 922,253 15.3 %
Available Seat Miles (000) 1,709,685 1,446,530 18.2 %
Load Factor 62.2 % 63.8 % -1.6 points
Passengers Enplaned 1,497,869 1,347,515 11.2 %
AirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company and one of America’s largest low- fare airlines with 8,000 friendly, professional Crew Members, operates over 700 daily flights beginning in February 2007 to 54 destinations. The airline’s hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it is the second largest carrier. AirTran Airways‘ aircraft features the fuel- efficient Boeing 737-700 and 717-200 to create America’s youngest all-Boeing fleet. The airline is also the first carrier to install XM Satellite Radio on a commercial aircraft and the only airline with Business Class and XM Satellite Radio on every flight. For reservations or more information, visit http://www.airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran).
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