For January, traffic grew by 4.5 percent to more than 1.2 billion RPMs. The company's load factor for the month was 73.2 percent. The airline enplaned more than 1.6 million passengers for the month, a 2.3 percent increase from January 2008.
AirTran Airways January 2009 Traffic
(Preliminary)
January 2009 January 2008 Change
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Revenue Passenger
Miles (000) 1,270,815 1,216,472 4.5 percent
Available Seat
Miles (000) 1,736,142 1,804,070 - 3.8 percent
Load Factor 73.2 percent 67.4 percent 5.8 points
Passengers Enplaned 1,671,492 1,633,718 2.3 percent
