American Airlines Reports September Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — American Airlines reported a September load factor of 81.4 percent, an increase of 1.3 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 1.9 percent on a capacity increase of 0.3 percent year-over-year.

Domestic traffic increased 1.7 percent year-over-year on 1.1 percent less capacity, resulting in an increase in domestic load factor of 2.3 points versus September of last year. International traffic increased by 2.2 percent relative to last year, as capacity increased by 2.4 percent, resulting in an international load factor 0.2 points lower versus the same period last year.

American boarded 6.8 million passengers in September.