American Airlines Reports January Traffic; Up 1.4%

American Airlines reported a January load factor of 78.5 percent, an increase of 2.7 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 1.4 percent, while capacity was lower by 2.1 percent year-over-year. International traffic increased 5.0 percent relative to last year as capacity increased 1.2 percent, resulting in an increase in international load factor of 2.9 points versus January last year. Domestic load factor was 78.0 percent, an increase of 2.6 points year-over-year. Domestic capacity and traffic were 4.4 percent and 1.1 percent lower year-over-year respectively.