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American Airlines Reports January Traffic

Posted on: Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 15:30 CST

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines reported a January load factor of 73.8 percent, a decrease of 2.8 point versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 11.7 percent and capacity decreased 8.3 percent year over year.

Domestic traffic decreased 13.9 percent year over year on 11.6 percent less capacity. International traffic decreased by 8 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 2.8 percent.

American boarded 6.7 million passengers in January.

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES January 2009 2008 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 9,639,439 10,913,870 -11.7% D.O.T. DOMESTIC 5,898,980 6,849,823 -13.9 INTERNATIONAL 3,740,459 4,064,047 -8.0 ATLANTIC 1,236,297 1,351,257 -8.5 LATIN AMERICA 2,056,540 2,252,159 -8.7 PACIFIC 447,622 460,631 -2.8 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 13,066,237 14,252,441 -8.3% D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,903,266 8,941,662 -11.6 INTERNATIONAL 5,162,971 5,310,779 -2.8 ATLANTIC 1,831,000 1,906,676 -4.0 LATIN AMERICA 2,754,018 2,828,681 -2.6 PACIFIC 577,953 575,422 0.4 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 73.8% 76.6% -2.8 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 74.6 76.6 -2.0 INTERNATIONAL 72.4 76.5 -4.1 ATLANTIC 67.5 70.9 -3.3 LATIN AMERICA 74.7 79.6 -4.9 PACIFIC 77.4 80.1 -2.6 PASSENGERS BOARDED 6,694,922 7,669,728 -12.7% SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 120,454 164,608 -26.8%

About American Airlines

American Airlines, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com(R), provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve nearly 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR)

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SOURCE American Airlines

Source: PR Newswire

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