MONTREAL, Oct. 5 /CNW Telbec/ - For the month of September, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 82.2 per cent on a consolidated basis with Jazz (from which Air Canada purchases regional capacity), versus 79.7 per cent in September 2009, an increase of 2.5 percentage points. System traffic increased 11.7 per cent on a system wide capacity increase of 8.4 per cent.
"I am very pleased to report a record load factor of 82.2 per cent for the month of September, on a consolidated basis with Jazz," said Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer. "These record load factor results are attributable to our commitment to deliver an award-winning product and to an increased utilization of our existing fleet as we pursue strategic opportunities in international markets. Led by over 21 per cent traffic growth in the Pacific, we recorded an increase in traffic in all markets - our tenth consecutive month of year-over-year traffic increases - for a system wide traffic increase of 11.7 per cent. I want to thank all our employees, throughout the company, for delivering on our service commitment to customers and meeting once again our Customer Satisfaction Objectives for the month."
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CONSOLIDATED
(AIR CANADA MAINLINE AND JAZZ)
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SEPTEMBER Q3
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2010 2009 Change 2010 2009 Change
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Traffic
(RPMs mln) 4,657 4,168 +11.7% 15,530 14,153 +9.7%
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Capacity
(ASMs mln) 5,667 5,227 +8.4% 18,329 16,946 +8.2%
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Load Factor 82.2% 79.7% +2.5 pts 84.7% 83.5% +1.2 pts
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RPMs 1,386 1,337 +3.7% 4,773 4,695 +1.7%
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Canada ASMs 1,740 1,712 +1.6% 5,825 5,781 +0.8%
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LF 79.7% 78.1% +1.6 pts 81.9% 81.2% +0.7 pts
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RPMs 566 516 +9.7% 1,997 1,770 +12.8%
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Trans- ASMs 807 731 +10.4% 2,613 2,307 +13.3%
border ---------------------------------------------------------------
LF 70.1% 70.6% -0.5 pts 76.4% 76.7% -0.3 pts
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RPMs 1,483 1,295 +14.5% 4,807 4,281 +12.3%
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Atlantic ASMs 1,699 1,505 +12.9% 5,424 4,829 +12.3%
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LF 87.3% 86.0% +1.3 pts 88.6% 88.7% -0.1 pts
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RPMs 853 702 +21.5% 2,679 2,288 +17.1%
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Pacific ASMs 963 861 +11.8% 2,961 2,670 +10.9%
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LF 88.6% 81.5% +7.1 pts 90.5% 85.7% +4.8 pts
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RPMs 369 318 +16.0% 1,274 1,119 +13.9%
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Amer ASMs 458 418 +9.6% 1,506 1,359 +10.8%
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LF 80.6% 76.1% +4.5 pts 84.6% 82.3% +2.3 pts
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YEAR-TO-DATE
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2010 2009 Change
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Traffic
(RPMs mln) 40,119 36,999 +8.4%
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Capacity
(ASMs mln) 48,578 45,503 +6.8%
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Load Factor 82.6% 81.3% +1.3 pts
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RPMs 12,203 11,984 +1.8%
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Canada ASMs 15,114 14,970 +1.0%
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LF 80.7% 80.1% +0.6 pts
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RPMs 5,998 5,527 +8.5%
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Trans- ASMs 7,853 7,302 +7.5%
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LF 76.4% 75.7% +0.7 pts
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RPMs 10,521 9,763 +7.8%
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Atlantic ASMs 12,395 11,528 +7.5%
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LF 84.9% 84.7% +0.2 pts
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RPMs 6,936 5,680 +22.1%
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Pacific ASMs 7,759 6,635 +16.9%
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LF 89.4% 85.6% +3.8 pts
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RPMs 4,461 4,045 +10.3%
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Amer ASMs 5,457 5,068 +7.7%
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LF 81.7% 79.8% +1.9 pts
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