United Airlines (UAL) Sept. Traffic Up 6.7%, Capacity Up 6.1%

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October 9, 2018 6:46 AM EDT

United Airlines (UAL) today reported September 2018 operational results.

UAL's September 2018 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 6.7 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 6.1 percent versus September 2017. UAL's September 2018 consolidated load factor increased 0.5 points compared to September 2017.

September Highlights

  • Introduced a better boarding process at gates in airports around the world, giving customers more space at the gate, less time waiting in line and improved boarding information to create a less stressful environment.
  • Committed to reducing the company's greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2050, further strengthening UAL's ambition to be the world's most environmentally conscious airline.
  • Launched a Crowdrise fundraising campaign to support those affected by Hurricane Florence, Typhoon Mangkhut, flooding in Western Japan, wildfires in California and other disasters.
  • Announced an additional 100 flights and more than 10,000 seats daily to 12 of the country's top ski destinations during the 2018/2019 ski season, as well as the addition of more than 8,500 seats from U.S. hubs and eight other U.S. cities to Las Vegas for the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show.

About United

United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,700 flights a day to 356 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 760 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 546 regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193 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 Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".

Preliminary Operational Results

September

Year-to-Date

2018

2017

Change

2018

2017

Change

REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)

Domestic

10,660,187

9,782,843

9.0

%

99,472,078

92,593,228

7.4

%

Mainline

8,718,315

8,071,718

8.0

%

81,354,821

76,376,689

6.5

%

Regional

1,941,872

1,711,125

13.5

%

18,117,257

16,216,539

11.7

%

International

7,736,096

7,453,318

3.8

%

73,714,600

70,518,744

4.5

%

Atlantic

3,969,532

3,568,218

11.2

%

31,070,975

27,949,603

11.2

%

Pacific

2,563,279

2,648,870

(3.2)

%

25,766,965

25,684,831

0.3

%

Latin

1,203,285

1,236,230

(2.7)

%

16,876,660

16,884,310

—

%

Mainline

1,136,677

1,180,071

(3.7)

%

16,189,485

16,240,588

(0.3)

%

Regional

66,608

56,159

18.6

%

687,175

643,722

6.8

%

Consolidated

18,396,283

17,236,161

6.7

%

173,186,678

163,111,972

6.2

%

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)

Domestic

13,051,259

11,892,412

9.7

%

116,059,368

108,649,748

6.8

%

Mainline

10,653,255

9,761,966

9.1

%

94,292,078

88,881,959

6.1

%

Regional

2,398,004

2,130,446

12.6

%

21,767,290

19,767,789

10.1

%

International

9,668,341

9,523,059

1.5

%

90,300,169

88,708,483

1.8

%

Atlantic

4,719,849

4,481,266

5.3

%

37,964,764

36,410,211

4.3

%

Pacific

3,388,601

3,522,608

(3.8)

%

32,233,717

32,092,607

0.4

%

Latin

1,559,891

1,519,185

2.7

%

20,101,688

20,205,665

(0.5)

%

Mainline

1,463,177

1,441,244

1.5

%

19,187,347

19,325,264

(0.7)

%

Regional

96,714

77,941

24.1

%

914,341

880,401

3.9

%

Consolidated

22,719,600

21,415,471

6.1

%

206,359,537

197,358,231

4.6

%

PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR

Domestic

81.7

%

82.3

%

(0.6) pts

85.7

%

85.2

%

0.5 pts

Mainline

81.8

%

82.7

%

(0.9) pts

86.3

%

85.9

%

0.4 pts

Regional

81.0

%

80.3

%

0.7 pts

83.2

%

82.0

%

1.2 pts

International

80.0

%

78.3

%

1.7 pts

81.6

%

79.5

%

2.1 pts

Atlantic

84.1

%

79.6

%

4.5 pts

81.8

%

76.8

%

5.0 pts

Pacific

75.6

%

75.2

%

0.4 pts

79.9

%

80.0

%

(0.1) pts

Latin

77.1

%

81.4

%

(4.3) pts

84.0

%

83.6

%

0.4 pts

Mainline

77.7

%

81.9

%

(4.2) pts

84.4

%

84.0

%

0.4 pts

Regional

68.9

%

72.1

%

(3.2) pts

75.2

%

73.1

%

2.1 pts

Consolidated

81.0

%

80.5

%

0.5 pts

83.9

%

82.6

%

1.3 pts

ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)

Mainline

9,027

8,461

6.7

%

85,348

81,091

5.2

%

Regional

3,616

3,192

13.3

%

33,091

29,563

11.9

%

Consolidated

12,643

11,653

8.5

%

118,439

110,654

7.0

%

CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)

Total

277,426

280,871

(1.2)

%

2,522,845

2,405,811

4.9

%

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE

Mainline Departure Performance1

72.8

%

74.3

%

(1.5) pts

Mainline Completion Factor

99.4

%

97.3

%

2.1 pts

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


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