UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS REPORTS JANUARY 2012 OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today reported January 2012 combined operational results for its United Airlines and Continental Airlines units.
UAL’s consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in January 2012 decreased 3.2 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 2.8 percent versus January 2011 results. The company’s consolidated load factor in January 2012 decreased 0.2 points compared to January 2011.
The company’s January 2012 consolidated and mainline passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased an estimated 8.5 to 9.5 percent and 6.5 to 7.5 percent, respectively, as compared to January 2011.
About United Continental Holdings, Inc.
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) is the holding company for both United Airlines and Continental Airlines. Together with United Express, Continental Express and Continental Connection, these airlines operate an average of 5,656 flights a day to 376 airports on six continents from their hubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark Liberty, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. United and Continental are members of Star Alliance, which offers more than 21,000 daily flights to 1,290 airports in 189 countries. United and Continental’s more than 80,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. For more information about United Continental Holdings, Inc., go to UnitedContinentalHoldings.com. For more information about the airlines, see united.com and continental.com or follow United on Twitter and Facebook.
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Preliminary Operational Results
January
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2012 2011 Change
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
Domestic 6,673,051 6,982,370 (4.4)%
International 6,785,047 6,999,397 (3.1)%
Atlantic 2,719,271 2,772,083 (1.9)%
Pacific 2,566,037 2,717,833 (5.6)%
Latin 1,499,739 1,509,481 (0.6)%
Mainline 13,458,098 13,981,767 (3.7)%
Regional 1,879,152 1,854,425 1.3%
Consolidated 15,337,250 15,836,192 (3.2)%
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
Domestic 8,240,673 8,807,025 (6.4)%
International 8,918,572 8,903,978 0.2%
Atlantic 3,876,046 3,796,985 2.1%
Pacific 3,146,282 3,197,105 (1.6)%
Latin 1,896,244 1,909,888 (0.7)%
Mainline 17,159,245 17,711,003 (3.1)%
Regional 2,590,627 2,608,820 (0.7)%
Consolidated 19,749,872 20,319,823 (2.8)%
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
Domestic 81.0% 79.3% 1.7 pts
International 76.1% 78.6% (2.5) pts
Atlantic 70.2% 73.0% (2.8) pts
Pacific 81.6% 85.0% (3.4) pts
Latin 79.1% 79.0% 0.1 pts
Mainline 78.4% 78.9% (0.5) pts
Regional 72.5% 71.1% 1.4 pts
Consolidated 77.7% 77.9% (0.2) pts
ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
Mainline 7,016 7,380 (4.9)%
Regional 3,313 3,287 0.8%
Consolidated 10,329 10,667 (3.2)%
CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
Total 192,969 218,969 (11.9)%
Preliminary Financial Results
December 2011 year-over-year consolidated PRASM change 5.0%
December 2011 year-over-year mainline PRASM change 4.5%
January 2012 estimated year-over-year consolidated PRASM change 8.5 - 9.5 %
January 2012 estimated year-over-year mainline PRASM change 6.5 - 7.5 %
January 2012 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including fuel taxes 3.25 Dollars
First Quarter 2012 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including fuel taxes 3.32 Dollars
Preliminary Operational Results
2012 2011(3) Change
January On-Time Performance(1) 82.2% 81.1% 1.1 pts
January Completion Factor(2) 98.9% 97.7% 1.2 pts
(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.
(2) Mainline Completion Percentage.
(3) In order to provide a meaningful
year-over-year comparison,
2011 operational results are
combined on a weighted
departure basis for the
Company's two operating
subsidiaries, United and
Continental. On a standalone
basis, United's January 2011
on-time performance and
completion factor was 84.5% and
97.9%, respectively, and
Continental's January 2011 on-
time performance and completion
factor was 76.5% and 97.4%,
respectively.
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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain statements included in this release are forward-looking and thus reflect our current expectations and beliefs with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are and will be subject to many risks and uncertainties relating to our operations and business environment that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Words such as “expects,” “will,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “indicates,” “believes,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Additionally, forward-looking statements include statements which do not relate solely to historical facts, such as statements which identify uncertainties or trends, discuss the possible future effects of current known trends or uncertainties, or which indicate that the future effects of known trends or uncertainties cannot be predicted, guaranteed or assured. All forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to us on the date of this release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Our actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors including, without limitation, the following: our ability to comply with the terms of our various financing arrangements; the costs and availability of financing; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity; our ability to execute our operational plans; our ability to control our costs, including realizing benefits from our resource optimization efforts, cost reduction initiatives and fleet replacement programs; our ability to utilize our net operating losses; our ability to attract and retain customers; demand for transportation in the markets in which we operate; an outbreak of a disease that affects travel demand or travel behavior; demand for travel and the impact that global economic conditions have on customer travel patterns; excessive taxation and the inability to offset future taxable income; general economic conditions (including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, investment or credit market conditions, crude oil prices, costs of aviation fuel and energy refining capacity in relevant markets); our ability to cost-effectively hedge against increases in the price of aviation fuel; any potential realized or unrealized gains or losses related to fuel or currency hedging programs; the effects of any hostilities, act of war or terrorist attack; the ability of other air carriers with whom we have alliances or partnerships to provide the services contemplated by the respective arrangements with such carriers; the costs and availability of aviation and other insurance; the costs associated with security measures and practices; industry consolidation or changes in airline alliances; competitive pressures on pricing and on demand; our capacity decisions and the capacity decisions of our competitors; U.S. or foreign governmental legislation, regulation and other actions (including open skies agreements and environmental regulations); labor costs; our ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations and the results of the collective bargaining agreement process with our union groups; any disruptions to operations due to any potential actions by our labor groups; weather conditions; the possibility that expected merger synergies will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; and other risks and uncertainties set forth under Item 1A., Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in the reports we file with the SEC. Consequently, forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized.
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