For April, traffic grew by 5.7 percent to more than 1.5 billion RPMs based on a 9.9 percent increase in capacity. The company's load factor for the month was 73.9 percent. The airline enplaned more than 1.9 million passengers for the month, a 0.4 percent decrease from April 2007.
"As expected, April load factors were impacted by the earlier Easter and Passover holidays," said Kevin Healy, senior vice president of marketing and planning for AirTran Airways. "Summer demand continues to book very well."
AirTran Airways April 2008 Traffic
(Preliminary)
April 2008 April 2007 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,508,554 1,427,321 5.7 percent
Available Seat Miles (000) 2,042,684 1,858,100 9.9 percent
Load Factor 73.9 percent 76.8 percent -2.9 points
Passengers Enplaned 1,988,265 1,997,030 -0.4 percent
Y-T-D 2008 Y-T-D 2007 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 5,855,953 5,075,440 15.4 percent
Available Seat Miles (000) 7,813,722 7,065,231 10.6 percent
Load Factor 74.9 percent 71.8 percent 3.1 points
Passengers Enplaned 7,706,584 7,077,138 8.9 percent
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