CHICAGO, IL – United Airlines (UAL) today reported September 2013 operational results.
UAL’s September 2013 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 1.0 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 0.2 percent versus September 2012. UAL’s September 2013 consolidated load factor increased 0.6 points compared to September 2012.
UAL’s September 2013 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) is estimated to be approximately flat compared to September 2012. The Company recorded an adjustment in September related to yields on certain interline tickets from prior periods, which reduced year-over-year consolidated PRASM by more than 1 percentage point in the month of September. Also in September, additional competitive capacity in China resulted in lower Pacific yields.
Preliminary Operational Results
September
Year-to-Date
2013
2012
Change
2013
2012
Change
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
Domestic
7,213,000
7,195,759
0.2%
69,119,393
70,887,865
(2.5%)
International
7,261,011
7,202,971
0.8%
66,927,205
66,972,957
(0.1%)
Atlantic
3,622,593
3,421,995
5.9%
29,436,763
29,555,453
(0.4%)
Pacific
2,665,869
2,791,642
(4.5%)
24,473,811
24,554,288
(0.3%)
Latin
972,549
989,334
(1.7%)
13,016,631
12,863,216
1.2%
Mainline
14,474,011
14,398,730
0.5%
136,046,598
137,860,822
(1.3%)
Regional
2,182,650
2,099,556
4.0%
19,941,261
19,757,708
0.9%
Consolidated
16,656,661
16,498,286
1.0%
155,987,859
157,618,530
(1.0%)
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
Domestic
8,650,278
8,784,995
(1.5%)
80,343,055
83,277,016
(3.5%)
International
8,796,533
8,676,957
1.4%
80,993,712
82,677,324
(2.0%)
Atlantic
4,261,925
4,091,227
4.2%
35,808,372
36,886,663
(2.9%)
Pacific
3,254,908
3,317,209
(1.9%)
29,190,324
29,831,373
(2.1%)
Latin
1,279,700
1,268,521
0.9%
15,995,016
15,959,288
0.2%
Mainline
17,446,811
17,461,952
(0.1%)
161,336,767
165,954,340
(2.8%)
Regional
2,686,639
2,623,622
2.4%
24,326,217
24,740,148
(1.7%)
Consolidated
20,133,450
20,085,574
0.2%
185,662,984
190,694,488
(2.6%)
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
Domestic
83.4%
81.9%
1.5 pts
86.0%
85.1%
0.9 pts
International
82.5%
83.0%
(0.5) pts
82.6%
81.0%
1.6 pts
Atlantic
85.0%
83.6%
1.4 pts
82.2%
80.1%
2.1 pts
Pacific
81.9%
84.2%
(2.3) pts
83.8%
82.3%
1.5 pts
Latin
76.0%
78.0%
(2.0) pts
81.4%
80.6%
0.8 pts
Mainline
83.0%
82.5%
0.5 pts
84.3%
83.1%
1.2 pts
Regional
81.2%
80.0%
1.2 pts
82.0%
79.9%
2.1 pts
Consolidated
82.7%
82.1%
0.6 pts
84.0%
82.7%
1.3 pts
ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
Mainline
7,137
7,286
(2.0%)
69,174
71,784
(3.6%)
Regional
3,955
3,782
4.6%
35,928
35,402
1.5%
Consolidated
11,092
11,068
0.2%
105,102
107,186
(1.9%)
CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
Total
168,613
201,285
(16.2%)
1,614,438
1,858,761
(13.1%)
Preliminary Financial Results
August 2013 year-over-year consolidated PRASM change
3.9
%
August 2013 year-over-year mainline PRASM change
3.3
%
September 2013 estimated year-over-year consolidated PRASM change
Approximately flat
%
September 2013 estimated year-over-year mainline PRASM change
(1.0) – (2.0)
%
September 2013 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including the impact of all cash settled hedges and fuel taxes
3.19
Dollars
Third Quarter 2013 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including the impact of all cash settled hedges and fuel taxes
3.11
Dollars
Preliminary Operational Results
2013
2012
Change
September On-Time Performance1
84.7%
82.0%
2.7
pts
September Completion Factor2
99.4%
99.4%
0.0
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
