United Continental January Traffic Down 3.2%

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today reported January 2012 combined operational results for its United Airlines and Continental Airlines units.

UAL's consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in January 2012 decreased 3.2 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 2.8 percent versus January 2011 results. The company's consolidated load factor in January 2012 decreased 0.2 points compared to January 2011.

The company's January 2012 consolidated and mainline passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased an estimated 8.5 to 9.5 percent and 6.5 to 7.5 percent, respectively, as compared to January 2011.