US Daily
Wednesday January 4, 2005
Don’t forget that beginning today, we’re all US!
And it’s all about US! US Airways, that is.
EMPLOYEES TURN IN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The entire US Airways team has much to be proud of as we look back at our first busy holiday travel period together. We approached the peak year-end travel season in three phases: the first phase consisted of the period leading up to the Christmas holiday; the second phase was the week between Christmas and New Year’s; and the third - also known as ‘escaping the in-laws’ - was the period following the New Year’s holiday and what tends to be among the busiest travel days each year. Here’s how our performance shook out over the three phases:
Phase I: December 20-24, 2005
During the first phase, we ran a successful operation that reaped the benefits of good weather and solid teamwork.
Dec. 20-24*
2005
2004
Load Factor
82.0%
82.3%
A+14(DOT On-Time Measure)
78.6%
56.5%
Completion Factor
99.2%
96.1%
*Stats available as of January 3
Phase 2: December 26-31, 2005
As we moved into the week between Christmas and New Year’s, the weather across the system remained good - a real point in our favor - and loads remained high in both the East and West operations.
Dec. 26-31*
2005
2004
Load Factor
82.5%
85.1%
A+14(DOT On-Time Measure)
78.6%
58.2%
Completion Factor
99.5%
98.1%
*Stats available as of January 3
Phase 3 January 1-5, 2006
As we passed through the New Year’s weekend and into the final phase, employees at both Las Vegas and Phoenix were prepared for very high load factors that hovered near 90% - most of which was driven from local traffic to accommodate the New Year’s exodus from Vegas and the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix. Of course, local traffic increases the pressure on ticket counter and security operations, as well as baggage systems. But we also saw weather on the West coast that drove a number of diversions and left us working to avoid delays and cancellations out of Las Vegas. In some cities, like San Francisco and Las Vegas, the weather - which included fog and heavy rain, low ceilings and wind - impacted airport operations, making it difficult to manage operations on top of full planes. Although we are technically still in Phase 3, here are the stats thus far:
Jan. 1- 2, 2006*
2005
2004
Load Factor
84.2%
85.7%
A+14(DOT On-Time Measure)
67.5%
72.5%
Completion Factor
98.5%
99.4%
*Stats available as of January 3
Again, hearty congratulations to employees for their incredible efforts.
Wednesday January 4, 2005
Don’t forget that beginning today, we’re all US!
And it’s all about US! US Airways, that is.
EMPLOYEES TURN IN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The entire US Airways team has much to be proud of as we look back at our first busy holiday travel period together. We approached the peak year-end travel season in three phases: the first phase consisted of the period leading up to the Christmas holiday; the second phase was the week between Christmas and New Year’s; and the third - also known as ‘escaping the in-laws’ - was the period following the New Year’s holiday and what tends to be among the busiest travel days each year. Here’s how our performance shook out over the three phases:
Phase I: December 20-24, 2005
During the first phase, we ran a successful operation that reaped the benefits of good weather and solid teamwork.
Dec. 20-24*
2005
2004
Load Factor
82.0%
82.3%
A+14(DOT On-Time Measure)
78.6%
56.5%
Completion Factor
99.2%
96.1%
*Stats available as of January 3
Phase 2: December 26-31, 2005
As we moved into the week between Christmas and New Year’s, the weather across the system remained good - a real point in our favor - and loads remained high in both the East and West operations.
Dec. 26-31*
2005
2004
Load Factor
82.5%
85.1%
A+14(DOT On-Time Measure)
78.6%
58.2%
Completion Factor
99.5%
98.1%
*Stats available as of January 3
Phase 3 January 1-5, 2006
As we passed through the New Year’s weekend and into the final phase, employees at both Las Vegas and Phoenix were prepared for very high load factors that hovered near 90% - most of which was driven from local traffic to accommodate the New Year’s exodus from Vegas and the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix. Of course, local traffic increases the pressure on ticket counter and security operations, as well as baggage systems. But we also saw weather on the West coast that drove a number of diversions and left us working to avoid delays and cancellations out of Las Vegas. In some cities, like San Francisco and Las Vegas, the weather - which included fog and heavy rain, low ceilings and wind - impacted airport operations, making it difficult to manage operations on top of full planes. Although we are technically still in Phase 3, here are the stats thus far:
Jan. 1- 2, 2006*
2005
2004
Load Factor
84.2%
85.7%
A+14(DOT On-Time Measure)
67.5%
72.5%
Completion Factor
98.5%
99.4%
*Stats available as of January 3
Again, hearty congratulations to employees for their incredible efforts.
