One of the largest US carriers, United Airlines has reported its July 2018 results earlier this week, which so the airline performed well, increasing revenue and loads over the same period last year. The carrier flew more than 15.4 million people during the month on more than 73,000 mainline flights.
United advise that its July 2018 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 6.9 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 4.0 percent compared to last year. UAL's July 2018 consolidated load factor increased 2.4 points compared to July 2017.
Some of the highlights for the month include ---
Announced orders to purchase 25 new Embraer E-175 and 4 new Boeing 787-9 aircraft.As part of a previously announced $8 million commitment, announced a $2 million grant to be split between the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, Urban League of Essex County, and Year Up New York, as well as a $1 million grant to First Place for Youth in Los Angeles.
Unveiled the redesigned united.com homepage, featuring a more personalized digital experience for each customer and an updated, more modern, user-friendly design.
Achieved the top score of 100 percent on the 2018 Disability Equality Index (DEI), a prominent benchmarking metric that rates U.S. companies on their disability inclusion policies and practices, also earning UAL a place on DEI's 2018 "Best Places to Work" list.
Voted Best Business Class Lounge in the United States by the 2018 World Airline Awards from Skytrax for the Chicago O'Hare United Polaris lounge.
Preliminary Operational Results
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July
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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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13,093,444
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11,997,825
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9.1%
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76,184,306
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71,335,547
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6.8%
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Mainline
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10,851,145
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10,090,634
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7.5%
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62,195,944
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58,637,052
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6.1%
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Regional
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2,242,299
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1,907,191
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17.6%
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13,988,362
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12,698,495
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10.2%
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International
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9,909,733
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9,515,935
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4.1%
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56,612,407
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54,145,312
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4.6%
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Atlantic
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4,483,915
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4,038,394
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11.0%
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22,672,129
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20,348,359
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11.4%
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Pacific
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3,144,719
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3,135,175
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0.3%
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20,132,256
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19,898,718
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1.2%
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Latin
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2,281,099
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2,342,366
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(2.6%)
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13,808,022
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13,898,235
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(0.6%)
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Mainline
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2,192,591
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2,258,147
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(2.9%)
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13,267,088
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13,374,813
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(0.8%)
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Regional
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88,508
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84,219
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5.1%
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540,934
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523,422
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3.3%
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Consolidated
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23,003,177
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21,513,760
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6.9%
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132,796,713
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125,480,859
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5.8%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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Domestic
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14,474,602
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13,651,010
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6.0%
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88,574,766
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83,314,230
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6.3%
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Mainline
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11,898,478
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11,355,336
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4.8%
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71,790,867
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67,902,738
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5.7%
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Regional
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2,576,124
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2,295,674
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12.2%
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16,783,899
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15,411,492
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8.9%
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International
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11,284,307
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11,114,243
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1.5%
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69,863,152
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68,725,754
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1.7%
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Atlantic
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5,108,634
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4,865,154
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5.0%
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28,266,231
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27,127,637
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4.2%
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Pacific
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3,631,892
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3,662,096
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(0.8%)
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25,257,484
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24,941,947
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1.3%
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Latin
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2,543,781
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2,586,993
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(1.7%)
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16,339,437
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16,656,170
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(1.9%)
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Mainline
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2,441,401
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2,492,076
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(2.0%)
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15,624,449
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15,929,365
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(1.9%)
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Regional
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102,380
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94,917
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7.9%
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714,988
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726,805
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(1.6%)
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Consolidated
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25,758,909
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24,765,253
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4.0%
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158,437,918
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152,039,984
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4.2%
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
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Domestic
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90.5%
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87.9%
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2.6 pts
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86.0%
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85.6%
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0.4 pts
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Mainline
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91.2%
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88.9%
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2.3 pts
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86.6%
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86.4%
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0.2 pts
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Regional
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87.0%
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83.1%
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3.9 pts
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83.3%
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82.4%
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0.9 pts
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International
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87.8%
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85.6%
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2.2 pts
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81.0%
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78.8%
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2.2 pts
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Atlantic
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87.8%
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83.0%
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4.8 pts
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80.2%
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75.0%
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5.2 pts
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Pacific
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86.6%
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85.6%
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1.0 pt
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79.7%
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79.8%
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(0.1) pts
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Latin
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89.7%
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90.5%
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(0.8) pts
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84.5%
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83.4%
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1.1 pts
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Mainline
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89.8%
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90.6%
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(0.8) pts
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84.9%
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84.0%
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0.9 pts
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Regional
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86.5%
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88.7%
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(2.2) pts
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75.7%
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72.0%
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3.7 pts
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Consolidated
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89.3%
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86.9%
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2.4 pts
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83.8%
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82.5%
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1.3 pts
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ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
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Mainline
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11,309
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10,650
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6.2%
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65,500
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62,559
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4.7%
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Regional
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4,111
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3,542
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16.1%
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25,473
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22,985
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10.8%
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Consolidated
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15,420
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14,192
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8.7%
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90,973
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85,544
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6.3%
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CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
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Total
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293,576
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278,743
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5.3%
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1,965,792
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1,854,475
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6.0%
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OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
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Mainline Departure Performance1
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62.3%
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63.3%
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(1.0) pt
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Mainline Completion Factor
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99.3%
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99.3%
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0.0 pts
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1Based on mainline scheduled flights departing by or before scheduled departure time
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