By Michelle Donley
Last update: 8:11 a.m. EST Jan. 4, 2008
LCC said Friday that traffic in December fell 4.5% and capacity declined 4.4% from the same month a year ago. Load factor, or the percentage of the plane fill with passengers, slipped 0.2 points to 75.3%, the carrier said. For the month, the airline said its domestic on-time performance was 74.5%. Shares of US Airways closed Thursday at $12.72.
"Our December consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased between two and four percent on a year-over-year basis. Once again our employees did a tremendous job during the busy holiday travel season and our operation continues to show significant improvement. We look forward to carrying this momentum into 2008 and continuing to build upon this solid foundation,†said US Airways’ president, Scott Kirby.
