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Continental Airlines Reports April 2005 Operational Performance.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 02-MAY-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
HOUSTON, May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines today reported an April consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 77.5 percent, 1.1 points above last year's April consolidated load factor, and a mainline load factor of 78.2 percent, 1.2 points above last year's April mainline load factor. The carrier reported a domestic mainline load factor of 80.0 percent, 2.0 points above April 2004, and an international mainline April load factor of 75.9 percent, 0.3 points above April 2004. All four were operational records for April.

During the month, Continental recorded a U.S. Department of Transportation on-time arrival rate of 80.4 percent and a systemwide mainline completion factor of 99.8 percent.

In April 2005, Continental flew 6.4 billion consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and 8.2 billion consolidated available seat miles (ASMs), resulting in a traffic increase of 6.6 percent and a capacity increase of 5.1 percent as compared to April 2004. In April 2005, Continental flew 5.7 billion mainline RPMs and 7.3 billion mainline ASMs, resulting in a mainline traffic increase of 5.6 percent and a mainline capacity increase of 4.0 percent as compared to April 2004. Domestic mainline traffic was 3.2 billion RPMs in April 2005, up 1.0 percent from April 2004, and domestic mainline capacity was 4.1 billion ASMs, down...

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