AMR Corporation Reports October 2012 Revenue And Traffic Results

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — AMR Corporation today reported October 2012 consolidated revenue and traffic results for its principal subsidiary, American Airlines, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, AMR Eagle Holding Corporation.

Consolidated capacity and traffic were 3.4 percent and 3.7 percent lower year-over-year respectively, resulting in a consolidated load factor of 82.3 percent, a decrease of 0.3 points versus the same period last year.

International load factor increased 0.5 points to 81.3 percent, as traffic decreased 0.6 percent on 1.2 percent less capacity. The Pacific entity recorded the highest year-over-year increase in load factor of 4.9 points, resulting in a load factor of 82.8 percent for the month of October.

Domestic capacity and traffic were 5.0 percent and 6.0 percent lower year-over-year, respectively, resulting in a domestic load factor of 84.0 percent, 0.9 points lower compared to the same period last year.

October’s consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased an estimated 0.4 percent versus the same period last year. Absent the recent operational disruption that affected bookings for October travel, PRASM would have been approximately 3.1 percent higher than in October 2011. Separately, American Airlines and American Eagle cancelled more than 2,000 flights as a result of Hurricane Sandy; however, the impact on PRASM was not significant.

“I’m proud of the spirit and resilience of our people, many of whom have been displaced or suffered home or property damage following Hurricane Sandy. Under very challenging conditions, they have worked diligently to restore our operations in the Northeast and care for our customers,” said Tom Horton, chairman and CEO, AMR Corporation.

On a consolidated basis, the company boarded 8.8 million passengers in October.