American Airlines Reports October Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — American Airlines reported an October load factor of 83.2 percent, which compares to 83.6 percent in the same period last year. American’s capacity and traffic were 0.7 percent and 1.1 percent lower year-over-year, respectively.

Domestic load factor increased 0.3 points to 84.9 percent, as capacity and traffic decreased by 2.1 and 1.8 percent year-over-year, respectively. International traffic was consistent relative to last October on a capacity increase of 1.5 percent, resulting in international load factor being lower by 1.3 points versus the same period last year.

American boarded 7.2 million passengers in October.