American Airlines Reports January Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — American Airlines reported that January traffic increased 2.0 percent versus the same period last year. Capacity increased 2.5 percent year over year, resulting in a load factor of 75.8 percent, 0.4 points lower than the same period last year. International traffic increased by 6.2 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 7.2 percent. Domestic traffic decreased 0.7 percent year over year on 0.5 percent less capacity.
American boarded 6.7 million passengers in January.