United Airlines (UAL) May Traffic Increases 6.7%, Capacity Up 4.2%

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June 8, 2018 4:17 PM EDT

United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) today reported May 2018 operational results.

UAL's May 2018 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 6.7 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 4.2 percent versus May 2017. UAL's May 2018 consolidated load factor increased 2.0 points compared to May 2017.

May Highlights

  • Announced a total of $8.0 million in grants to benefit nine organizations over the next four years in our hub communities – Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Newark/New York and Washington, D.C, representing United's commitment to invest in and lift up the communities where many of its customers and employees live and work.
  • Unveiled new United Polaris Lounge at Newark Liberty International Airport – the second of four Polaris lounges expected to open this year.
  • Announced the expansion of schedules at East Coast hubs in Newark/New York and Washington-Dulles to add new destinations, additional frequencies and larger two-cabin aircraft, and announced increased service between Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Havana's José Martí International Airport.
  • Announced a new relationship with The Private Suite, offering customers access to a newly built, private terminal at Los Angeles International Airport.

About United

United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,600 flights a day to 354 airports across five continents. In 2017, United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights carrying more than 148 million customers. United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark/New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 750 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 545 regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 191 countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL".

Preliminary Operational Results

May

Year-to-Date

2018

2017

Change

2018

2017

Change

REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)

Domestic

11,484,248

10,711,519

7.2%

50,688,816

47,851,280

5.9%

Mainline

9,399,820

8,849,499

6.2%

41,092,411

38,939,961

5.5%

Regional

2,084,428

1,862,020

11.9%

9,596,405

8,911,319

7.7%

International

8,250,068

7,789,692

5.9%

37,363,236

35,827,201

4.3%

Atlantic

3,738,527

3,296,343

13.4%

13,850,994

12,469,618

11.1%

Pacific

2,841,728

2,841,816

(0.0%)

13,949,325

13,743,272

1.5%

Latin

1,669,813

1,651,533

1.1%

9,562,917

9,614,311

(0.5%)

Mainline

1,598,957

1,583,008

1.0%

9,188,372

9,244,941

(0.6%)

Regional

70,856

68,525

3.4%

374,545

369,370

1.4%

Consolidated

19,734,316

18,501,211

6.7%

88,052,052

83,678,481

5.2%

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)

Domestic

13,264,365

12,453,324

6.5%

60,164,260

56,522,311

6.4%

Mainline

10,821,587

10,201,973

6.1%

48,448,179

45,647,192

6.1%

Regional

2,442,778

2,251,351

8.5%

11,716,081

10,875,119

7.7%

International

10,351,488

10,208,823

1.4%

47,858,748

47,087,822

1.6%

Atlantic

4,686,496

4,540,690

3.2%

18,264,317

17,571,370

3.9%

Pacific

3,658,851

3,641,810

0.5%

18,091,231

17,749,231

1.9%

Latin

2,006,141

2,026,323

(1.0%)

11,503,200

11,767,221

(2.2%)

Mainline

1,904,878

1,927,894

(1.2%)

10,991,109

11,227,772

(2.1%)

Regional

101,263

98,429

2.9%

512,091

539,449

(5.1%)

Consolidated

23,615,853

22,662,147

4.2%

108,023,008

103,610,133

4.3%

PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR

Domestic

86.6%

86.0%

0.6 pts

84.3%

84.7%

(0.4) pts

Mainline

86.9%

86.7%

0.2 pts

84.8%

85.3%

(0.5) pts

Regional

85.3%

82.7%

2.6 pts

81.9%

81.9%

0.0 pts

International

79.7%

76.3%

3.4 pts

78.1%

76.1%

2.0 pts

Atlantic

79.8%

72.6%

7.2 pts

75.8%

71.0%

4.8 pts

Pacific

77.7%

78.0%

(0.3) pts

77.1%

77.4%

(0.3) pts

Latin

83.2%

81.5%

1.7 pts

83.1%

81.7%

1.4 pts

Mainline

83.9%

82.1%

1.8 pts

83.6%

82.3%

1.3 pts

Regional

70.0%

69.6%

0.4 pts

73.1%

68.5%

4.6 pts

Consolidated

83.6%

81.6%

2.0 pts

81.5%

80.8%

0.7 pts

ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)

Mainline

9,705

9,217

5.3%

43,528

41,822

4.1%

Regional

3,817

3,390

12.6%

17,370

15,967

8.8%

Consolidated

13,522

12,607

7.3%

60,898

57,789

5.4%

CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)

Total

286,434

281,914

1.6%

1,384,342

1,295,758

6.8%

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE

Mainline Departure Performance1

68.5

70.2

(1.7) pts

Mainline Completion Factor

99.4

99.8

(0.4) pts

1Based on mainline scheduled flights departing by or before scheduled departure time

Note: See Part II, Item 6, Selected Financial Data, of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 for the definitions of these statistics


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