FORT WORTH, Texas, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle Airlines today reported systemwide traffic for May increased 15.6 percent from May 2002, on a capacity increase of 15.4 percent. System load factor was 65.2 percent, up 0.2 points year over year.
American Eagle boarded 1.25 million passengers in May, up 4.6 percent from May 2002.
American Eagle offers 1,400 daily flights to more than 130 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean. American Airlines is the world's largest carrier and, in concert with American Eagle and the AmericanConnection regional carriers, makes up the American Airlines network. Together, they serve more than 250 cities in 41 countries and territories with approximately 4,400 daily flights. Customers can find personalized news, information and travel offers on American's award-winning Web site, AA.com -- the best place to check fares and book tickets online. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld Alliance.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages.
American Eagle
Comparative Preliminary Traffic Summary
MAY
2003* 2002 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 405,665 350,839 15.6 %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 355,105 319,380 11.2
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 50,562 31,460 60.7
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 622,392 539,495 15.4 %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 531,497 488,347 8.8
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 90,894 51,148 77.7
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 65.2 65.0 0.2 pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 66.8 65.4 1.4
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 55.6 61.5 (5.9)
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 1,248,137 1,193,604 4.6 %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,008,827 1,052,811 (4.2)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 239,310 140,793 70.0
YEAR-TO-DATE
2003* 2002 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 1,826,279 1,605,239 13.8 %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,568,868 1,429,426 9.8
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 257,411 175,813 46.4
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 3,001,688 2,633,592 14.0 %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 2,529,627 2,340,197 8.1
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 472,061 293,395 60.9
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 60.8 61.0 (0.2) pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 62.0 61.1 0.9
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 54.5 59.9 (5.4)
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 5,788,760 5,601,199 3.3 %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 4,572,799 4,812,253 (5.0)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 1,215,794 788,946 54.1
*2003 numbers reflect the transfer of MIA operations to Executive
effective 10/1/02
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SOURCE American Eagle Airlines
CONTACT: Corporate Communications of American Eagle Airlines, +1-817-967-1577, or corp.comm@aa.com
