American Reports 13.5 Percent Dip in February Traffic

American Airlines reported a February load factor of 73.9 percent, a decrease of 2.9 points versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 13.5 percent and capacity decreased 10.1 percent year over year. Domestic traffic decreased 13.7 percent year over year on 12.4 percent less capacity.

International traffic decreased by 13.2 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 6.3 percent. American boarded 6.2 million passengers in February. American flew a total of 8.63 billion revenue passenger miles in February compared with 9.98 billion in the same month last year.