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The mega US carrier United released its September results this week which demonstrated an impressive level of growth for the airline as revenue passenger miles increased by 6.7% and available seat miles increased 6.1% when compared to September 2017.
Some of the highlights for United in September include:
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.
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 operates over 760 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 546 regional aircraft.
Preliminary Operational Results
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September
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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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10,660,187
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9,782,843
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9.0
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%
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99,472,078
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92,593,228
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7.4
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%
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Mainline
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8,718,315
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8,071,718
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8.0
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%
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81,354,821
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76,376,689
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6.5
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%
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Regional
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1,941,872
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1,711,125
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13.5
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%
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18,117,257
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16,216,539
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11.7
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%
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International
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7,736,096
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7,453,318
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3.8
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%
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73,714,600
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70,518,744
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4.5
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%
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Atlantic
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3,969,532
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3,568,218
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11.2
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%
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31,070,975
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27,949,603
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11.2
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%
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Pacific
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2,563,279
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2,648,870
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(3.2)
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%
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25,766,965
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25,684,831
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0.3
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%
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Latin
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1,203,285
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1,236,230
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(2.7)
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%
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16,876,660
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16,884,310
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—
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%
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Mainline
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1,136,677
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1,180,071
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(3.7)
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%
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16,189,485
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16,240,588
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(0.3)
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%
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Regional
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66,608
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56,159
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18.6
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%
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687,175
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643,722
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6.8
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%
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Consolidated
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18,396,283
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17,236,161
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6.7
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%
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173,186,678
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163,111,972
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6.2
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%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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Domestic
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13,051,259
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11,892,412
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9.7
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%
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116,059,368
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108,649,748
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6.8
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%
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Mainline
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10,653,255
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9,761,966
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9.1
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%
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94,292,078
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88,881,959
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6.1
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%
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Regional
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2,398,004
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2,130,446
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12.6
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%
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21,767,290
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19,767,789
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10.1
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%
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International
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9,668,341
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9,523,059
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1.5
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%
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90,300,169
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88,708,483
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1.8
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%
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Atlantic
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4,719,849
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4,481,266
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5.3
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%
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37,964,764
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36,410,211
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4.3
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%
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Pacific
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3,388,601
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3,522,608
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(3.8)
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%
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32,233,717
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32,092,607
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0.4
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%
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Latin
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1,559,891
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1,519,185
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2.7
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%
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20,101,688
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20,205,665
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(0.5)
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%
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Mainline
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1,463,177
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1,441,244
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1.5
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%
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19,187,347
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19,325,264
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(0.7)
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%
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Regional
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96,714
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77,941
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24.1
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%
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914,341
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880,401
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3.9
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%
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Consolidated
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22,719,600
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21,415,471
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6.1
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%
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206,359,537
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197,358,231
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4.6
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%
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
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Domestic
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81.7
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%
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82.3
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%
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(0.6) pts
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85.7
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%
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85.2
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%
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0.5 pts
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Mainline
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81.8
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%
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82.7
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%
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(0.9) pts
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86.3
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%
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85.9
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%
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0.4 pts
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Regional
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81.0
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%
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80.3
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%
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0.7 pts
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83.2
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%
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82.0
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%
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1.2 pts
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International
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80.0
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%
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78.3
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%
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1.7 pts
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81.6
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%
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79.5
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%
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2.1 pts
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Atlantic
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84.1
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%
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79.6
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%
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4.5 pts
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81.8
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%
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76.8
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%
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5.0 pts
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Pacific
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75.6
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%
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75.2
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%
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0.4 pts
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79.9
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%
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80.0
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%
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(0.1) pts
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Latin
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77.1
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%
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81.4
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%
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(4.3) pts
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84.0
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%
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83.6
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%
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0.4 pts
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Mainline
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77.7
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%
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81.9
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%
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(4.2) pts
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84.4
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%
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84.0
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%
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0.4 pts
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Regional
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68.9
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%
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72.1
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%
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(3.2) pts
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75.2
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%
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73.1
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%
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2.1 pts
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Consolidated
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81.0
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%
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80.5
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%
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0.5 pts
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83.9
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%
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82.6
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%
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1.3 pts
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ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
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Mainline
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9,027
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8,461
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6.7
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%
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85,348
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81,091
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5.2
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%
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Regional
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3,616
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3,192
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13.3
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%
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33,091
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29,563
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11.9
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%
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Consolidated
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12,643
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11,653
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8.5
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%
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118,439
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110,654
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7.0
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%
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CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
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Total
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277,426
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280,871
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(1.2)
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%
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2,522,845
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2,405,811
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4.9
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%
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OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
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Mainline Departure Performance1
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72.8
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%
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74.3
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%
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(1.5) pts
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Mainline Completion Factor
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99.4
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%
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97.3
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%
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2.1 pts
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