United Continental Holdings November Traffic Down 3.6% YoY

United Continental Holdings, Inc.

yesterday reported November 2011 operational results for its United Airlines and Continental Airlines units. United and Continental's combined consolidated traffic in November 2011 decreased 3.6 percent versus November 2010 results on a combined consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decrease of 4.0 percent. The carriers' combined consolidated load factor in November 2011 increased 0.3 points compared to the same period last year. United and Continental's November 2011 combined consolidated and mainline passenger revenue per available seat mile increased an estimated 10.5 to 11.5 percent and 9.5 to 10.5 percent, respectively, as compared to November 2010. United and Continental's final October 2011 combined consolidated year-over-year PRASM growth was 9.1 percent, slightly below the estimated range previously provided.