CHICAGO, Jan. 5, 2009 - United Airlines today reported its preliminary mainline traffic results for December 2008. The company reported a December mainline passenger load factor of 79.9 percent. Total scheduled mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased in December by 11.5 percent on a capacity decrease of 12.7 percent in scheduled mainline available seat miles (ASMs) compared with the same period in 2007.
About United
United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) operates nearly 3,000* 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 52,000 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 United's flight schedule between October 2008 and October 2009.
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2008
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2007
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YOY
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December
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December
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Change
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MAINLINE SCHEDULED SERVICE ONLY:
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REVENUE MILES FLOWN (000)
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52,837
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62,048
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-14.8%
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ACTUAL NUMBER OF DEPARTURES
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37,210
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43,801
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-15.0%
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REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED (000)
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4,658
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5,129
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-9.2%
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000):
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NORTH AMERICA
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4,703,599
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5,199,839
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-9.5%
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PACIFIC
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1,812,297
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2,231,540
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-18.8%
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ATLANTIC
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1,343,633
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1,453,423
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-7.6%
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LATIN AMERICA
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344,903
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381,277
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-9.5%
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SYSTEM
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8,204,432
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9,266,079
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-11.5%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000):
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NORTH AMERICA
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5,767,415
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6,692,469
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-13.8%
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PACIFIC
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2,358,522
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2,813,484
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-16.2%
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ATLANTIC
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1,680,861
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1,756,285
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-4.3%
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LATIN AMERICA
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457,056
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499,715
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-8.5%
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SYSTEM
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10,263,854
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11,761,953
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-12.7%
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR (PERCENT):
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NORTH AMERICA
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81.6
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77.7
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3.9pts
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PACIFIC
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76.8
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79.3
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-2.5pts
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ATLANTIC
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79.9
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82.8
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-2.9pts
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LATIN AMERICA
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75.5
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76.3
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-0.8pts
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SYSTEM
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79.9
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78.8
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1.1pts
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CARGO TON MILES (000):
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FREIGHT
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95,703
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141,625
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-32.4%
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MAIL
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25,209
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30,215
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-16.6%
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SYSTEM
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120,912
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171,840
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-29.6%
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TOTAL MAINLINE SYSTEM INCLUDING CHARTER (000):
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES
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8,216,730
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9,268,472
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-11.3%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES
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10,281,664
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11,767,208
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-12.6%
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REVENUE PSGR. KM.
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13,223,184
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14,915,752
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-11.3%
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AVAILABLE SEAT KM.
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16,546,282
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18,936,968
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-12.6%
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TOTAL REVENUE TON MILES
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942,585
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1,098,686
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-14.2%
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TOTAL AVAIL. TON MILES
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1,539,671
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1,896,609
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-18.8%
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TOTAL REV. TON KM.
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1,366,618
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1,593,303
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-14.2%
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TOTAL AVAIL. TON KM.
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2,247,920
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2,769,049
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-18.8%
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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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MAINLINE SCHEDULED SERVICE ONLY:
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REVENUE MILES FLOWN (000)
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714,026
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754,870
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-5.4%
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ACTUAL NUMBER OF DEPARTURES
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509,635
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550,438
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-7.4%
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REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED (000)
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63,070
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68,363
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-7.7%
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000):
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NORTH AMERICA
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63,865,584
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69,853,107
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-8.6%
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PACIFIC
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23,837,043
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26,431,222
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-9.8%
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ATLANTIC
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18,289,889
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17,058,375
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7.2%
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LATIN AMERICA
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3,810,642
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4,032,742
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-5.5%
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SYSTEM
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109,803,158
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117,375,446
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-6.5%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000):
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NORTH AMERICA
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77,328,074
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83,915,989
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-7.9%
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PACIFIC
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30,750,862
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32,462,745
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-5.3%
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ATLANTIC
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22,483,420
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20,389,876
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10.3%
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LATIN AMERICA
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4,918,243
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5,059,031
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-2.8%
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135,480,599
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141,827,641
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-4.5%
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR (PERCENT):
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NORTH AMERICA
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82.6
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83.2
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-0.6pts
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PACIFIC
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77.5
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81.4
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-3.9pts
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ATLANTIC
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81.3
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83.7
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-2.4pts
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LATIN AMERICA
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77.5
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79.7
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-2.2pts
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SYSTEM
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81.0
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82.8
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-1.8pts
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CARGO TON MILES (000):
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FREIGHT
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1,646,320
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1,780,944
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-7.6%
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MAIL
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274,839
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230,894
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19.0%
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SYSTEM
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1,921,159
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2,011,838
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-4.5%
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TOTAL MAINLINE SYSTEM INCLUDING CHARTER (000):
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES
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110,060,717
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117,398,638
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-6.3%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES
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135,860,327
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141,889,743
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-4.3%
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REVENUE PSGR. KM.
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177,120,712
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188,929,628
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-6.3%
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AVAILABLE SEAT KM.
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218,640,024
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228,343,163
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-4.3%
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TOTAL REVENUE TON MILES
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12,927,232
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13,751,679
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-6.0%
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TOTAL AVAIL. TON MILES
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21,849,279
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22,744,094
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-3.9%
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TOTAL REV. TON KM.
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18,745,756
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19,940,949
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-6.0%
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TOTAL AVAIL. TON KM.
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31,899,947
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33,206,377
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-3.9%
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