United Airlines November Traffic Up Slightly - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - United Airlines (UAL) Monday said consolidated traffic for the month of November improved 0.9 percent, as capacity increased 3.0 percent over last year.

Traffic, measured in revenue passenger miles or RPMs, improved to 15.34 billion from 15.20 billion last year.

Consolidated capacity was 19.22 billion, up from 18.66 billion last year. Load factor for November dropped 1.7 points to 79.8 percent from 81.5 percent last year.

UAL's consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile, or PRASM, decreased an estimated 1.5 to 2.5 percent compared to last year.