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US Airways Traffic Down 24.6 Percent On 16.3 Percent Lower Capacity For November

US Airways reported today that revenue passenger miles for November 2001 were down 24.6 percent compared to November 2000, while available seat miles for the month decreased 16.3 percent. The passenger load factor for the month was 63.7 percent, a decrease of 7.1 percentage points compared to November 2000.

Year-to-date revenue passenger miles were down 0.5 percent, compared to the same period in 2000, while available seat miles were up 1.5 percent year-over-year. The passenger load factor for the 11-month period was 69.2 percent, a decrease of 1.4 percentage points compared to 2000.


The three wholly owned subsidiaries of US Airways Group, Inc.—Allegheny Airlines, Inc., Piedmont Airlines, Inc., and PSA Airlines, Inc.—reported that revenue passenger miles for November were down 19.7 percent compared to November 2000, while available seat miles for the month were down 10.5 percent. The passenger load factor for the month was 52.3 percent, a decrease of 6.0 percentage points compared to November 2000.


Year-to-date, US Airways Express revenue passenger miles were down 7.7 percent compared to the same period in 2000, while available seat miles were down 3.8 percent. The passenger load factor for the period was 54.5 percent, a decrease of 2.3 percentage points from 2000.


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