US Airways Group (LCC) Reports Decrease in September Traffic

US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) reported September traffic results for 2006. For America West operated flights, revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 1.7 billion, down 7.1% from September 2005. Capacity was 2.3 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 5.4% from September 2005. The passenger load factor for September was 74.1% versus 75.5% in September 2005.

For US Airways mainline operated flights, RPMs for September 2006 were 2.9 billion, a decrease of 0.6% from September 2005. Capacity was 4 billion ASMs, up 0.4% from September 2005. The passenger load factor for the month of September was 71.9% versus 72.6% in September 2005.

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