System Seat Load Factor
Percent
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
American 66.2% 68.5% 69.5% 70.2% 69.7% 72.4% 69.4% 70.7% 72.8% 74.8% 78.6% 80.1%
Continental 65.9% 68.3% 71.5% 72.2% 73.1% 74.4% 72.4% 74.2% 75.7% 77.8% 79.8% 81.5%
Delta 65.4% 70.2% 71.8% 72.7% 72.4% 73.3% 69.1% 72.4% 74.2% 75.7% 77.5% 78.9%
Northwest 71.5% 73.1% 74.3% 73.1% 74.6% 76.6% 74.3% 77.1% 77.2% 80.2% 82.6% 84.8%
United 70.5% 71.7% 71.8% 71.6% 71.0% 72.3% 70.8% 73.5% 76.4% 79.3% 81.5% 82.1%
US Airways 64.9% 68.5% 71.4% 72.8% 70.2% 70.4% 68.9% 71.0% 73.3% 75.0% 75.1% 78.2%
America West 68.5% 70.9% 68.8% 67.4% 68.4% 70.5% 71.9% 73.6% 76.4% 77.4% 79.5% 79.7%
 --sub Network 67.7% 70.3% 71.5% 71.7% 71.5% 73.1% 70.7% 73.0% 74.9% 77.0% 79.4% 80.9%
Southwest 64.5% 66.6% 63.8% 64.8% 69.0% 70.5% 68.1% 65.9% 66.8% 69.5% 70.7% 73.1%
jetBlue 72.7% 77.0% 82.9% 84.2% 82.8% 84.8% 81.6%
AirTran 57.6% 61.7% 70.2% 69.4% 67.5% 70.9% 70.7% 73.4% 72.7%
Frontier 48.5% 59.8% 56.8% 59.2% 59.1% 64.3% 57.9% 59.1% 68.9% 73.4% 79.2% 79.7%
ATA 70.4% 69.2% 71.0% 70.4% 73.8% 72.9% 72.0% 70.3% 69.3% 70.1% 66.2% 69.8%
 -- sub LCC 65.8% 67.0% 65.1% 65.2% 68.9% 70.6% 68.7% 67.7% 69.6% 71.8% 73.4% 74.8%
Alaska 61.8% 66.0% 67.3% 67.1% 67.9% 69.2% 68.4% 68.1% 70.0% 72.9% 75.9% 76.6%
Hawaiian 76.9% 75.3% 76.5% 75.7% 77.2% 78.0% 79.8% 79.8% 80.3% 86.0% 87.3% 86.4%
Midwest 64.1% 63.0% 63.7% 64.8% 65.2% 62.2% 61.1% 61.5% 65.7% 64.9% 70.9% 75.9%
 -- sub Other 65.5% 67.9% 69.1% 68.8% 69.8% 70.8% 70.7% 70.0% 71.9% 74.9% 77.8% 78.7%
Total All Sectors 67.5% 70.0% 70.9% 71.1% 71.2% 72.8% 70.5% 72.2% 74.0% 76.1% 78.3% 79.7%
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