United Airlines (UAL) today reported May 2014 operational results.
UAL’s May 2014 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 1.2 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 0.2 percent versus May 2013. UAL’s May 2014 consolidated load factor increased 0.9 points compared to May 2013.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of more than 5,200 flights a day to 369 airports across six continents. In 2013, United and United Express carried more passenger traffic than any other airline in the world and operated nearly two million flights carrying 139 million customers. United operates nearly 700 mainline aircraft and, in 2014, will take delivery of 35 new Boeing aircraft, including the B787-9 as the North American launch customer, and will welcome 27 new E175 aircraft to United Express. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 195 countries via 26 member airlines. More than 85,000 United employees reside in every U.S. state and in countries around the world. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United’s parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol UAL.
Preliminary Operational Results
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May |
Year-to-Date |
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2014 |
2013 |
Change |
2014 |
2013 |
Change |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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Domestic |
7,921,226 |
7,892,640 |
0.4% |
35,983,795 |
35,982,030 |
0.0% |
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International |
7,972,663 |
7,735,185 |
3.1% |
34,692,028 |
34,549,837 |
0.4% |
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Atlantic |
3,640,377 |
3,578,097 |
1.7% |
14,025,699 |
14,087,918 |
(0.4%) |
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Pacific |
2,859,510 |
2,805,658 |
1.9% |
13,013,196 |
13,052,065 |
(0.3%) |
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Latin |
1,472,776 |
1,351,430 |
9.0% |
7,653,133 |
7,409,854 |
3.3% |
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Mainline |
15,893,889 |
15,627,825 |
1.7% |
70,675,823 |
70,531,867 |
0.2% |
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Regional |
2,268,749 |
2,310,838 |
(1.8%) |
10,488,844 |
10,472,087 |
0.2% |
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Consolidated |
18,162,638 |
17,938,663 |
1.2% |
81,164,667 |
81,003,954 |
0.2% |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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Domestic |
9,056,724 |
9,128,038 |
(0.8%) |
41,861,367 |
42,388,485 |
(1.2%) |
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International |
9,574,037 |
9,350,977 |
2.4% |
43,924,901 |
43,455,603 |
1.1% |
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Atlantic |
4,356,555 |
4,323,411 |
0.8% |
18,453,535 |
18,322,320 |
0.7% |
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Pacific |
3,432,078 |
3,351,803 |
2.4% |
16,184,578 |
15,882,578 |
1.9% |
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Latin |
1,785,404 |
1,675,763 |
6.5% |
9,286,788 |
9,250,705 |
0.4% |
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Mainline |
18,630,761 |
18,479,015 |
0.8% |
85,786,268 |
85,844,088 |
(0.1%) |
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Regional |
2,665,220 |
2,769,490 |
(3.8%) |
12,683,314 |
12,988,304 |
(2.3%) |
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Consolidated |
21,295,981 |
21,248,505 |
0.2% |
98,469,582 |
98,832,392 |
(0.4%) |
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR |
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Domestic |
87.5% |
86.5% |
1.0 pt |
86.0% |
84.9% |
1.1 pts |
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International |
83.3% |
82.7% |
0.6 pts |
79.0% |
79.5% |
(0.5) pts |
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Atlantic |
83.6% |
82.8% |
0.8 pts |
76.0% |
76.9% |
(0.9) pts |
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Pacific |
83.3% |
83.7% |
(0.4) pts |
80.4% |
82.2% |
(1.8) pts |
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Latin |
82.5% |
80.6% |
1.9 pts |
82.4% |
80.1% |
2.3 pts |
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Mainline |
85.3% |
84.6% |
0.7 pts |
82.4% |
82.2% |
0.2 pts |
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Regional |
85.1% |
83.4% |
1.7 pts |
82.7% |
80.6% |
2.1 pts |
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Consolidated |
85.3% |
84.4% |
0.9 pts |
82.4% |
82.0% |
0.4 pts |
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ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000) |
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Mainline |
8,032 |
7,876 |
2.0% |
36,728 |
36,759 |
(0.1%) |
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Regional |
4,003 |
4,183 |
(4.3%) |
18,525 |
18,948 |
(2.2%) |
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Consolidated |
12,035 |
12,059 |
(0.2%) |
55,253 |
55,707 |
(0.8%) |
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CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000) |
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Total |
206,384 |
195,882 |
5.4% |
985,945 |
930,041 |
6.0% |
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Preliminary Financial Results |
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Second Quarter 2014 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including the impact of all cash-settled hedges and fuel taxes |
3.05 – 3.10 |
Dollars |
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Preliminary Operational Results |
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2014 |
2013 |
Change |
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May On-Time Performance1 |
76.4% |
79.7% |
(3.3) |
pts |
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May Completion Factor2 |
98.8% |
99.4% |
(0.6) |
pts |
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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 |
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2 |
Mainline completion percentage |
Source / Author: United Airlines
Photo: United Airlines