American Airlines Reports December Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — American Airlines reported that December traffic increased 1.8 percent and capacity increased 1.8 percent year over year. December load factor was 80.6 percent, matching the same period last year. Domestic traffic increased 0.5 percent year over year on 0.4 percent more capacity. International traffic increased by 3.9 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 4.0 percent.

American boarded 7.1 million passengers in December.