Northwest Airlines (OTC: NWACQ.PK) announced a December consolidated (mainline and regional) load factor of 80.7 percent, 0.7 points above December 2005.
EAGAN, Minn. – Northwest reported a mainline load factor of 81.5 percent, 0.8 points above December 2005.
In December 2006, Northwest and its Northwest Airlink regional carriers flew 6.38 billion consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and 7.90 billion consolidated available seat miles (ASMs), a traffic increase of 1.1 percent and a capacity increase of 0.1 percent versus December 2005.
[GADS_NEWS]Northwest flew 5.97 billion mainline revenue passenger miles and 7.33 billion mainline available seat miles in December 2006, a traffic increase of 2.7 percent and a capacity increase of 1.7 percent versus December 2005.
NORTHWEST AIRLINES TRAFFIC SUMMARY |
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December 2006 |
December 2005 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000s): |
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Domestic |
3,454,444 |
3,405,594 |
1.4% |
International |
2,518,863 |
2,411,730 |
4.4% |
Pacific |
1,649,455 |
1,616,844 |
2.0% |
Atlantic |
869,408 |
794,886 |
9.4% |
System (Mainline) |
5,973,307 |
5,817,324 |
2.7% |
Regional |
403,673 |
492,768 |
(18.1)% |
Consolidated |
6,376,980 |
6,310,092 |
1.1% |
Available Seat Miles (000s): |
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Domestic |
4,337,566 |
4,380,251 |
(1.0)% |
International |
2,994,896 |
2,830,037 |
5.8% |
Pacific |
1,990,080 |
1,902,855 |
4.6% |
Atlantic |
1,004,816 |
927,182 |
8.4% |
System (Mainline) |
7,332,462 |
7,210,288 |
1.7% |
Regional |
565,294 |
681,726 |
(17.1)% |
Consolidated |
7,897,756 |
7,892,014 |
0.1% |
Load Factor: |
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Domestic |
79.6% |
77.7% |
1.9 pts |
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International |
84.1% |
85.2% |
(1.1) pts |
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Pacific |
82.9% |
85.0% |
(2.1) pts |
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Atlantic |
86.5% |
85.7% |
0.8 pts |
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System (Mainline) |
81.5% |
80.7% |
0.8 pts |
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Regional |
71.4% |
72.3% |
(0.9) pts |
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Consolidated |
80.7% |
80.0% |
0.7 pts |
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Enplaned Passengers: |
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System (Mainline) |
4,524,157 |
4,283,249 |
5.6% |
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Regional |
958,544 |
1,131,583 |
(15.3)% |
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Consolidated |
5,482,701 |
5,414,832 |
1.3% |
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4Q 2006 4Q 2005 Change Revenue Passenger Miles (000s): Domestic 10,206,406 9,907,720 3.0% International 7,528,365 7,287,559 3.3% Pacific 4,948,105 4,798,879 3.1% Atlantic 2,580,260 2,488,680 3.7% System (Mainline) 17,734,771 17,195,279 3.1% Regional 1,261,479 1,527,561 (17.4)% Consolidated 18,996,250 18,722,840 1.5% Available Seat Miles (000s): Domestic 12,657,401 12,526,456 1.0% International 8,847,310 8,551,464 3.5% Pacific 5,849,744 5,603,242 4.4% Atlantic 2,997,566 2,948,222 1.7% System (Mainline) 21,504,711 21,077,920 2.0% Regional 1,731,998 2,083,843 (16.9)% Consolidated 23,236,709 23,161,763 0.3% Load Factor: Domestic 80.6% 79.1% 1.5 pts International 85.1% 85.2% (0.1) pts Pacific 84.6% 85.6% (1.0) pts Atlantic 86.1% 84.4% 1.7 pts System (Mainline) 82.5% 81.6% 0.9 pts Regional 72.8% 73.3% (0.5) pts Consolidated 81.8% 80.8% 1.0 pts |
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Full Year-06 |
Full Year-05 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000s): |
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Domestic |
42,042,159 |
43,950,382 |
(4.3)% |
International |
30,563,860 |
31,869,620 |
(4.1)% |
Pacific |
19,849,401 |
20,534,790 |
(3.3)% |
Atlantic |
10,714,459 |
11,334,830 |
(5.5)% |
System (Mainline) |
72,606,019 |
75,820,002 |
(4.2)% |
Regional |
5,459,819 |
6,094,998 |
(10.4)% |
Consolidated |
78,065,838 |
81,915,000 |
(4.7)% |
Available Seat Miles (000s): |
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Domestic |
50,836,871 |
55,208,740 |
(7.9)% |
International |
34,766,032 |
36,566,164 |
(4.9)% |
Pacific |
22,645,235 |
23,528,060 |
(3.8)% |
Atlantic |
12,120,797 |
13,038,104 |
(7.0)% |
System (Mainline) |
85,602,903 |
91,774,904 |
(6.7)% |
Regional |
7,373,333 |
8,693,213 |
(15.2)% |
Consolidated |
92,976,236 |
100,468,117 |
(7.5)% |
Load Factor: |
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Domestic |
82.7% |
79.6% |
3.1 pts |
International |
87.9% |
87.2% |
0.7 pts |
Pacific |
87.7% |
87.3% |
0.4 pts |
Atlantic |
88.4% |
86.9% |
1.5 pts |
System (Mainline) |
84.8% |
82.6% |
2.2 pts |
Regional |
74.0% |
70.1% |
3.9 pts |
Consolidated |
84.0% |
81.5% |
2.5 pts |