American Airlines Reports July Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — American Airlines reported a July load factor of 87.7 percent, an increase of 0.7 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 1.7 percent and capacity increased 0.9 percent year-over-year.

International traffic increased by 5.2 percent relative to last July on a capacity increase of 3.0 percent, resulting in an increase in international load factor of 1.8 points versus the same period last year. Domestic load factor matched last year’s 88.5 percent level, as capacity and traffic decreased by similar amounts of 0.6 and 0.7 percent year-over-year, respectively.

American boarded 8.2 million passengers in July.