| CHICAGO, Oct. 3, 2008- United Airlines today reported its preliminary traffic results for September 2008. The company reported a September passenger load factor of 79.7 percent. Total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased in September by 9.2 percent on a capacity decrease of 8.6 percent in scheduled available seat miles (ASMs) compared with the same period in 2007.
About United
United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) operates more than 3,200* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 975 destinations in 162 countries worldwide. United's 55,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.
*Based on the flight schedule between Jan. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2008.
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2008
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2007
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YOY
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September
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September
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Change
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SCHEDULED SERVICE ONLY:
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REVENUE MILES FLOWN (000)
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54,319
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60,508
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-10.2%
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ACTUAL NUMBER OF DEPARTURES
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39,526
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44,326
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-10.8%
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REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED (000)
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4,844
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5,258
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-7.9%
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000):
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NORTH AMERICA
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4,770,028
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5,259,338
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-9.3%
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PACIFIC
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1,711,923
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2,160,159
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-20.8%
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ATLANTIC
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1,642,201
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1,525,885
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7.6%
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LATIN AMERICA
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209,725
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231,149
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-9.3%
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SYSTEM
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8,333,877
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9,176,531
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-9.2%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000):
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NORTH AMERICA
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5,913,053
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6,630,833
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-10.8%
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PACIFIC
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2,291,542
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2,749,030
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-16.6%
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ATLANTIC
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1,948,956
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1,749,403
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11.4%
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LATIN AMERICA
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306,032
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313,059
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-2.2%
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SYSTEM
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10,459,583
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11,442,325
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-8.6%
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR (PERCENT):
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NORTH AMERICA
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80.7
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79.3
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1.4pts
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PACIFIC
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74.7
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78.6
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-3.9pts
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ATLANTIC
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84.3
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87.2
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-2.9pts
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LATIN AMERICA
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68.5
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73.8
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-5.3pts
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SYSTEM
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79.7
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80.2
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-0.5pts
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CARGO TON MILES (000):
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FREIGHT
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134,226
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151,415
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-11.4%
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MAIL
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22,904
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20,086
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14.0%
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SYSTEM
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157,130
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171,501
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-8.4%
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TOTAL SYSTEM INCLUDING CHARTER (000):
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES
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8,367,591
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9,181,286
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-8.9%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES
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10,504,121
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11,455,995
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-8.3%
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REVENUE PSGR. KM.
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13,465,964
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14,775,444
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-8.9%
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AVAILABLE SEAT KM.
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16,904,282
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18,436,133
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-8.3%
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TOTAL REVENUE TON MILES
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993,905
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1,089,631
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-8.8%
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TOTAL AVAIL. TON MILES
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1,578,899
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1,849,892
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-14.7%
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TOTAL REV. TON KM.
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1,441,369
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1,580,182
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-8.8%
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TOTAL AVAIL. TON KM.
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2,305,193
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2,700,842
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-14.7%
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YEAR TO DATE
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YEAR TO DATE
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YOY
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2008
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2007
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Change
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SCHEDULED SERVICE ONLY:
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REVENUE MILES FLOWN (000)
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555,221
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569,843
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-2.6%
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ACTUAL NUMBER OF DEPARTURES
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396,000
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416,482
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-4.9%
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REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED (000)
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48,971
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52,330
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-6.4%
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000):
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NORTH AMERICA
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49,748,067
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53,688,517
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-7.3%
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PACIFIC
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18,598,791
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19,973,060
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-6.9%
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ATLANTIC
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14,121,972
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12,778,401
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10.5%
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LATIN AMERICA
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2,974,542
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3,053,178
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-2.6%
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SYSTEM
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85,443,372
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89,493,156
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-4.5%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000):
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NORTH AMERICA
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60,028,607
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63,697,544
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-5.8%
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PACIFIC
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23,802,444
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24,204,015
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-1.7%
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ATLANTIC
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17,239,520
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15,205,365
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13.4%
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LATIN AMERICA
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3,748,903
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3,789,178
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-1.1%
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104,819,474
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106,896,102
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-1.9%
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR (PERCENT):
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NORTH AMERICA
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82.9
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84.3
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-1.4pts
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PACIFIC
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78.1
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82.5
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-4.4pts
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ATLANTIC
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81.9
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84.0
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-2.1pts
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LATIN AMERICA
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79.3
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80.6
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-1.3pts
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SYSTEM
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81.5
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83.7
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-2.2pts
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CARGO TON MILES (000):
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FREIGHT
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1,294,166
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1,316,974
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-1.7%
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MAIL
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203,565
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154,696
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31.6%
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SYSTEM
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1,497,731
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1,471,670
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1.8%
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TOTAL SYSTEM INCLUDING CHARTER (000):
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES
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85,543,716
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89,508,547
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-4.4%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES
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105,003,530
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106,940,883
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-1.8%
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REVENUE PSGR. KM.
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137,665,502
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144,046,105
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-4.4%
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AVAILABLE SEAT KM.
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168,982,181
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172,099,963
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-1.8%
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TOTAL REVENUE TON MILES
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10,052,121
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10,422,504
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-3.6%
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TOTAL AVAIL. TON MILES
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16,820,196
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17,116,375
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-1.7%
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TOTAL REV. TON KM.
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14,576,607
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15,112,787
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-3.6%
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TOTAL AVAIL. TON KM.
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24,557,486
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24,989,908
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-1.7%
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