FORT WORTH, Texas, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle reported an April load factor of 70.8 percent -- down 3.4 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 7.6 percent year over year as capacity decreased 3.1 percent.
American Eagle boarded 1.6 million passengers in April.
About American Eagle
American Eagle operates over 1,700 daily flights to more than 150 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:AMR).
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page.
AMERICAN EAGLE
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
APRIL
2008 2007 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 681,795 738,246 (7.6) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 635,565 689,469 (7.8)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 46,229 48,777 (5.2) SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 963,257 994,453 (3.1) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 886,578 920,682 (3.7)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 76,679 73,771 3.9 LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 70.8 74.2 (3.4) pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 71.7 74.9 (3.2)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 60.3 66.1 (5.8) PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 1,639,040 1,753,958 (6.6) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,423,142 1,516,096 (6.1)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 215,898 237,862 (9.2)
YEAR-TO-DATE
2008 2007 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 2,610,075 2,779,886 (6.1) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 2,422,334 2,596,849 (6.7)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 187,740 183,037 2.6 SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 3,750,325 3,940,515 (4.8) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 3,433,104 3,645,123 (5.8)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 317,221 295,392 7.4 LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 69.6 70.5 (0.9) pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 70.6 71.2 (0.6)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 59.2 62.0 (2.8) PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 6,290,486 6,623,690 (5.0) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 5,418,301 5,727,797 (5.4)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 872,185 895,893 (2.6) Current AMR Corp. news releases can be accessed via the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com/ DATASOURCE: American Eagle Airlines CONTACT: Andrea Huguely, Corporate Communications of American Eagle Airlines, +1-817-967-1577, Web site: http://www.aa.com/
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