It's been a busy week for airlines reporting their October results and United was just one of many. United Airlines October 2017 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 1.7 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 3.4 percent versus October 2016. UAL's October 2017 consolidated load factor decreased 1.3 points compared to October 2016.
"Thanks to our tireless employees who go above and beyond every day to deliver a safe and reliable operation, United finished first among our competitors for mainline departure times last month – representing the largest year-over-year improvement of any U.S. carrier," said Scott Kirby, president of United Airlines. "Last month's results represent our commitment to deliver a winning operation and reach new heights in our performance for our customers."
The company continues to expect fourth-quarter 2017 consolidated passenger unit revenue to be down 1.0 percent to 3.0 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2016.
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Preliminary Operational Results
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October
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Year-to-Date
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2017
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2016
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Change
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2017
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2016
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Change
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
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Domestic
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10,910,718
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10,422,746
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4.7%
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103,503,946
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99,214,224
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4.3%
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Mainline
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8,942,878
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8,450,289
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5.8%
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85,319,567
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79,737,249
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7.0%
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Regional
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1,967,840
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1,972,457
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(0.2%)
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18,184,379
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19,476,975
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(6.6%)
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International
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7,142,052
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7,330,187
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(2.6%)
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77,660,796
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77,309,654
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0.5%
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Atlantic
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3,166,876
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3,126,986
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1.3%
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31,116,479
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31,043,937
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0.2%
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Pacific
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2,673,964
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2,856,346
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(6.4%)
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28,358,795
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28,421,722
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(0.2%)
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Latin
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1,301,212
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1,346,855
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(3.4%)
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18,185,522
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17,843,995
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1.9%
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Mainline
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1,237,000
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1,272,726
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(2.8%)
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17,477,588
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17,076,638
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2.3%
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Regional
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64,212
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74,129
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(13.4%)
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707,934
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767,357
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(7.7%)
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Consolidated
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18,052,770
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17,752,933
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1.7%
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181,164,742
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176,523,878
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2.6%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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Domestic
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12,786,643
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12,169,515
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5.1%
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121,436,391
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116,150,837
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4.6%
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Mainline
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10,447,471
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9,833,717
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6.2%
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99,329,430
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92,959,098
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6.9%
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Regional
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2,339,172
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2,335,798
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0.1%
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22,106,961
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23,191,739
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(4.7%)
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International
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9,474,947
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9,366,650
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1.2%
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98,183,430
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96,457,299
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1.8%
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Atlantic
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4,231,225
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4,146,215
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2.1%
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40,641,436
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40,779,188
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(0.3%)
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Pacific
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3,575,772
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3,617,445
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(1.2%)
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35,668,379
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34,362,410
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3.8%
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Latin
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1,667,950
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1,602,990
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4.1%
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21,873,615
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21,315,701
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2.6%
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Mainline
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1,579,771
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1,498,865
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5.4%
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20,905,035
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20,247,377
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3.2%
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Regional
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88,179
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104,125
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(15.3%)
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968,580
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1,068,324
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(9.3%)
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Consolidated
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22,261,590
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21,536,165
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3.4%
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219,619,821
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212,608,136
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3.3%
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
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Domestic
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85.3%
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85.6%
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(0.3) pts
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85.2%
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85.4%
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(0.2) pts
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Mainline
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85.6%
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85.9%
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(0.3) pts
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85.9%
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85.8%
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0.1 pts
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Regional
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84.1%
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84.4%
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(0.3) pts
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82.3%
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84.0%
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(1.7) pts
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International
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75.4%
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78.3%
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(2.9) pts
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79.1%
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80.1%
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(1.0) pts
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Atlantic
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74.8%
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75.4%
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(0.6) pts
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76.6%
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76.1%
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0.5 pts
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Pacific
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74.8%
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79.0%
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(4.2) pts
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79.5%
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82.7%
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(3.2) pts
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Latin
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78.0%
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84.0%
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(6.0) pts
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83.1%
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83.7%
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(0.6) pts
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Mainline
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78.3%
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84.9%
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(6.6) pts
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83.6%
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84.3%
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(0.7) pts
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Regional
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72.8%
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71.2%
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1.6 pts
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73.1%
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71.8%
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1.3 pts
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Consolidated
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81.1%
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82.4%
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(1.3) pts
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82.5%
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83.0%
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(0.5) pts
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ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
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Mainline
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9,132
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8,829
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3.4%
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90,223
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84,246
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7.1%
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Regional
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3,634
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3,656
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(0.6%)
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33,197
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35,393
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(6.2%)
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Consolidated
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12,766
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12,485
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2.3%
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123,420
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119,639
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3.2%
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CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
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Total
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308,566
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274,804
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12.3%
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2,714,377
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2,289,659
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18.5%
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OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
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Mainline Departure Performance1
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74.0%
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66.9%
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7.1 pts
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Mainline Completion Factor
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99.7%
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99.3%
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0.4 pts
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1Based on mainline scheduled flights departing by or before scheduled departure time
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Note: See Part II, Item 6 Selected Financial Data of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for the definition of these statistics
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