United Airlines (UAL) Dec. Traffic Increases 2.7%, Capacity Up 3.7%
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United Airlines (UAL) today reported December 2017 operational results.
UAL's December 2017 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 2.7 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 3.7 percent versus December 2016. UAL's December 2017 consolidated load factor decreased 0.8 points compared to December 2016.
"Last month, our incredible employees braved subzero temperatures and peak holiday loads to lead United into first place among competitors in mainline on-time departures, completion factor and on-time arrivals," said Scott Kirby, president of United Airlines. "It was the best-ever December for our operation, putting us in a great position to continue to deliver a solid operation for our customers as we head into 2018."
The company now expects fourth-quarter 2017 consolidated passenger unit revenue to be about flat compared to the fourth quarter of 2016, driven by stronger yields and better close-in demand.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,500 flights a day to 338 airports across five continents. In 2017, United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights carrying more than 148 million customers. United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark/New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 744 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 507 regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 191 countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL".
Preliminary Operational Results | ||||||||
December | Year-to-Date | |||||||
2017 | 2016 | Change | 2017 | 2016 | Change | |||
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) | ||||||||
Domestic | 10,479,105 | 9,913,901 | 5.7% | 124,267,502 | 118,693,966 | 4.7% | ||
Mainline | 8,578,667 | 8,051,111 | 6.6% | 102,312,669 | 95,493,391 | 7.1% | ||
Regional | 1,900,438 | 1,862,790 | 2.0% | 21,954,833 | 23,200,575 | (5.4%) | ||
International | 7,596,002 | 7,682,093 | (1.1%) | 91,992,999 | 91,615,462 | 0.4% | ||
Atlantic | 2,645,206 | 2,510,125 | 5.4% | 36,220,795 | 35,888,147 | 0.9% | ||
Pacific | 2,880,088 | 3,025,679 | (4.8%) | 33,890,639 | 34,185,845 | (0.9%) | ||
Latin | 2,070,708 | 2,146,289 | (3.5%) | 21,881,565 | 21,541,470 | 1.6% | ||
Mainline | 1,987,076 | 2,060,665 | (3.6%) | 21,019,723 | 20,614,073 | 2.0% | ||
Regional | 83,632 | 85,624 | (2.3%) | 861,842 | 927,397 | (7.1%) | ||
Consolidated | 18,075,107 | 17,595,994 | 2.7% | 216,260,501 | 210,309,428 | 2.8% | ||
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) | ||||||||
Domestic | 12,476,108 | 11,680,434 | 6.8% | 145,848,600 | 139,064,774 | 4.9% | ||
Mainline | 10,173,407 | 9,469,788 | 7.4% | 119,208,926 | 111,452,951 | 7.0% | ||
Regional | 2,302,701 | 2,210,646 | 4.2% | 26,639,674 | 27,611,823 | (3.5%) | ||
International | 9,486,777 | 9,501,192 | (0.2%) | 116,537,327 | 114,524,780 | 1.8% | ||
Atlantic | 3,343,547 | 3,196,530 | 4.6% | 47,297,821 | 47,106,793 | 0.4% | ||
Pacific | 3,660,168 | 3,723,163 | (1.7%) | 42,831,318 | 41,640,158 | 2.9% | ||
Latin | 2,483,062 | 2,581,499 | (3.8%) | 26,408,188 | 25,777,829 | 2.4% | ||
Mainline | 2,376,570 | 2,468,084 | (3.7%) | 25,238,343 | 24,491,680 | 3.0% | ||
Regional | 106,492 | 113,415 | (6.1%) | 1,169,845 | 1,286,149 | (9.0%) | ||
Consolidated | 21,962,885 | 21,181,626 | 3.7% | 262,385,927 | 253,589,554 | 3.5% | ||
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR | ||||||||
Domestic | 84.0% | 84.9% | (0.9) pts | 85.2% | 85.4% | (0.2) pts | ||
Mainline | 84.3% | 85.0% | (0.7) pts | 85.8% | 85.7% | 0.1 pts | ||
Regional | 82.5% | 84.3% | (1.8) pts | 82.4% | 84.0% | (1.6) pts | ||
International | 80.1% | 80.9% | (0.8) pts | 78.9% | 80.0% | (1.1) pts | ||
Atlantic | 79.1% | 78.5% | 0.6 pts | 76.6% | 76.2% | 0.4 pts | ||
Pacific | 78.7% | 81.3% | (2.6) pts | 79.1% | 82.1% | (3.0) pts | ||
Latin | 83.4% | 83.1% | 0.3 pts | 82.9% | 83.6% | (0.7) pts | ||
Mainline | 83.6% | 83.5% | 0.1 pts | 83.3% | 84.2% | (0.9) pts | ||
Regional | 78.5% | 75.5% | 3.0 pts | 73.7% | 72.1% | 1.6 pts | ||
Consolidated | 82.3% | 83.1% | (0.8) pts | 82.4% | 82.9% | (0.5) pts | ||
ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000) | ||||||||
Mainline | 9,006 | 8,539 | 5.5% | 108,017 | 101,007 | 6.9% | ||
Regional | 3,436 | 3,376 | 1.8% | 40,050 | 42,170 | (5.0%) | ||
Consolidated | 12,442 | 11,915 | 4.4% | 148,067 | 143,177 | 3.4% | ||
CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000) | ||||||||
Total | 301,330 | 258,651 | 16.5% | 3,315,902 | 2,805,292 | 18.2% | ||
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE | ||||||||
Mainline Departure Performance1 | 69.1% | 52.9% | 16.2 pts | |||||
Mainline Completion Factor | 99.8% | 98.9% | 0.9 pts | |||||
1Based on mainline scheduled flights departing by or before scheduled departure time |
Note: See Part II, Item 6 Selected Financial Data of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for the definition of these statistics |
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