United Airlines dropped its May 2018 operational results on the aviation world this week. The carriers consolidated traffic - revenue passenger miles - increased 6.7 percent and consolidated capacity - available seat miles - increased 4.2 percent from the same period last year. Load factor was also up on the 2017 numbers with figures showing a 2 percentage rise,
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 Martà International Airport.
Announced a new relationship with The Private Suite, offering customers access to a newly built, private terminal at Los Angeles International Airport.
Preliminary Operational Results
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May
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Year-to-Date
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2018
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2017
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Change
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2018
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2017
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Change
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
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Domestic
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11,484,248
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10,711,519
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7.2%
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50,688,816
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47,851,280
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5.9%
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Mainline
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9,399,820
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8,849,499
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6.2%
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41,092,411
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38,939,961
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5.5%
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Regional
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2,084,428
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1,862,020
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11.9%
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9,596,405
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8,911,319
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7.7%
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International
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8,250,068
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7,789,692
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5.9%
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37,363,236
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35,827,201
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4.3%
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Atlantic
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3,738,527
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3,296,343
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13.4%
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13,850,994
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12,469,618
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11.1%
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Pacific
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2,841,728
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2,841,816
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(0.0%)
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13,949,325
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13,743,272
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1.5%
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Latin
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1,669,813
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1,651,533
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1.1%
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9,562,917
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9,614,311
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(0.5%)
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Mainline
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1,598,957
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1,583,008
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1.0%
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9,188,372
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9,244,941
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(0.6%)
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Regional
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70,856
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68,525
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3.4%
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374,545
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369,370
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1.4%
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Consolidated
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19,734,316
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18,501,211
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6.7%
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88,052,052
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83,678,481
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5.2%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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Domestic
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13,264,365
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12,453,324
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6.5%
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60,164,260
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56,522,311
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6.4%
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Mainline
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10,821,587
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10,201,973
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6.1%
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48,448,179
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45,647,192
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6.1%
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Regional
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2,442,778
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2,251,351
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8.5%
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11,716,081
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10,875,119
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7.7%
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International
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10,351,488
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10,208,823
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1.4%
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47,858,748
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47,087,822
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1.6%
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Atlantic
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4,686,496
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4,540,690
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3.2%
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18,264,317
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17,571,370
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3.9%
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Pacific
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3,658,851
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3,641,810
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0.5%
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18,091,231
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17,749,231
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1.9%
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Latin
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2,006,141
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2,026,323
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(1.0%)
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11,503,200
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11,767,221
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(2.2%)
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Mainline
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1,904,878
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1,927,894
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(1.2%)
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10,991,109
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11,227,772
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(2.1%)
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Regional
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101,263
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98,429
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2.9%
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512,091
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539,449
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(5.1%)
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Consolidated
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23,615,853
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22,662,147
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4.2%
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108,023,008
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103,610,133
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4.3%
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
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Domestic
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86.6%
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86.0%
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0.6 pts
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84.3%
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84.7%
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(0.4) pts
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Mainline
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86.9%
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86.7%
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0.2 pts
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84.8%
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85.3%
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(0.5) pts
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Regional
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85.3%
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82.7%
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2.6 pts
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81.9%
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81.9%
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0.0 pts
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International
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79.7%
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76.3%
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3.4 pts
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78.1%
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76.1%
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2.0 pts
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Atlantic
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79.8%
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72.6%
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7.2 pts
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75.8%
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71.0%
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4.8 pts
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Pacific
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77.7%
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78.0%
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(0.3) pts
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77.1%
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77.4%
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(0.3) pts
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Latin
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83.2%
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81.5%
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1.7 pts
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83.1%
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81.7%
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1.4 pts
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Mainline
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83.9%
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82.1%
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1.8 pts
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83.6%
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82.3%
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1.3 pts
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Regional
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70.0%
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69.6%
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0.4 pts
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73.1%
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68.5%
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4.6 pts
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Consolidated
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83.6%
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81.6%
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2.0 pts
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81.5%
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80.8%
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0.7 pts
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ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
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Mainline
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9,705
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9,217
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5.3%
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43,528
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41,822
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4.1%
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Regional
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3,817
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3,390
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12.6%
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17,370
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15,967
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8.8%
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Consolidated
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13,522
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12,607
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7.3%
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60,898
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57,789
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5.4%
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CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
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Total
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286,434
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281,914
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1.6%
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1,384,342
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1,295,758
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6.8%
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OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
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Mainline Departure Performance1
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68.5
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70.2
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(1.7) pts
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Mainline Completion Factor
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99.4
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99.8
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(0.4) pts
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1Based on mainline scheduled flights departing by or before scheduled departure time
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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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