CHICAGO, IL – United Airlines today reported February 2015 operational results.
UAL’s February 2015 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) was flat and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 0.4 percent versus February 2014. UAL’s February 2015 consolidated load factor increased 0.3 points compared to February 2014.
Preliminary Operational Results
February Year-to-Date
2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
Domestic 6,101,440 6,215,683 (1.8%) 12,606,649 12,907,419 (2.3%)
International 5,851,063 5,635,403 3.8% 12,835,533 12,313,248 4.2%
Atlantic 1,997,352 2,061,870 (3.1%) 4,456,002 4,575,153 (2.6%)
Pacific 2,391,780 2,271,666 5.3% 5,189,279 4,945,124 4.9%
Latin 1,461,931 1,301,867 12.3% 3,190,252 2,792,971 14.2%
Mainline 11,952,503 11,851,086 0.9% 25,442,182 25,220,667 0.9%
Regional 1,740,320 1,837,863 (5.3%) 3,651,882 3,696,305 (1.2%)
Consolidated 13,692,823 13,688,949 0.0% 29,094,064 28,916,972 0.6%
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
Domestic 7,272,906 7,381,687 (1.5%) 15,101,386 15,369,481 (1.7%)
International 7,796,376 7,646,825 2.0% 16,628,119 16,124,287 3.1%
Atlantic 2,985,601 3,136,323 (4.8%) 6,298,206 6,637,565 (5.1%)
Pacific 2,980,721 2,889,578 3.2% 6,430,388 6,087,555 5.6%
Latin 1,830,054 1,620,924 12.9% 3,899,525 3,399,167 14.7%
Mainline 15,069,282 15,028,512 0.3% 31,729,505 31,493,768 0.7%
Regional 2,149,951 2,264,374 (5.1%) 4,571,602 4,621,767 (1.1%)
Consolidated 17,219,233 17,292,886 (0.4%) 36,301,107 36,115,535 0.5%
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
Domestic 83.9% 84.2% (0.3) pts 83.5% 84.0% (0.5) pts
International 75.0% 73.7% 1.3 pts 77.2% 76.4% 0.8 pts
Atlantic 66.9% 65.7% 1.2 pts 70.8% 68.9% 1.9 pts
Pacific 80.2% 78.6% 1.6 pts 80.7% 81.2% (0.5) pts
Latin 79.9% 80.3% (0.4) pts 81.8% 82.2% (0.4) pts
Mainline 79.3% 78.9% 0.4 pts 80.2% 80.1% 0.1 pts
Regional 80.9% 81.2% (0.3) pts 79.9% 80.0% (0.1) pts
Consolidated 79.5% 79.2% 0.3 pts 80.1% 80.1% 0.0 pts
ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
Mainline 6,392 6,374 0.3% 13,254 13,217 0.3%
Regional 3,077 3,269 (5.9%) 6,408 6,524 (1.8%)
Consolidated 9,469 9,643 (1.8%) 19,662 19,741 (0.4%)
CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
Total 221,575 182,913 21.1% 422,196 363,248 16.2%
Preliminary Fuel Costs Per Gallon
First Quarter 2015 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including the impact of all cash-settled hedges and fuel taxes $2.10 – $2.15 Dollars
Preliminary Operational Results
2015 2014 Change
February On-Time Performance1 73.5% 70.0% 3.5 pts
February Completion Factor2 97.4% 96.7% 0.7 pts
1 Based on domestic mainline scheduled flights arriving within 14 minutes of scheduled arrival time, according to data published in the DOT Air Travel Consumer Report
2 Mainline completion percentage