United Airlines (UAL) today reported September 2018 operational results.
UAL's September 2018 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 6.7 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 6.1 percent versus September 2017. UAL's September 2018 consolidated load factor increased 0.5 points compared to September 2017.
September Highlights
- Introduced a better boarding process at gates in airports around the world, giving customers more space at the gate, less time waiting in line and improved boarding information to create a less stressful environment.
- Committed to reducing the company's greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2050, further strengthening UAL's ambition to be the world's most environmentally conscious airline.
- Launched a Crowdrise fundraising campaign to support those affected by Hurricane Florence, Typhoon Mangkhut, flooding in Western Japan, wildfires in California and other disasters.
- Announced an additional 100 flights and more than 10,000 seats daily to 12 of the country's top ski destinations during the 2018/2019 ski season, as well as the addition of more than 8,500 seats from U.S. hubs and eight other U.S. cities to Las Vegas for the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show.
| Preliminary Operational Results | ||||||||||||||||||
| September | Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | Change | 2018 | 2017 | Change | |||||||||||||
| REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic | 10,660,187 | 9,782,843 | 9.0 | % | 99,472,078 | 92,593,228 | 7.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Mainline | 8,718,315 | 8,071,718 | 8.0 | % | 81,354,821 | 76,376,689 | 6.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Regional | 1,941,872 | 1,711,125 | 13.5 | % | 18,117,257 | 16,216,539 | 11.7 | % | ||||||||||
| International | 7,736,096 | 7,453,318 | 3.8 | % | 73,714,600 | 70,518,744 | 4.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Atlantic | 3,969,532 | 3,568,218 | 11.2 | % | 31,070,975 | 27,949,603 | 11.2 | % | ||||||||||
| Pacific | 2,563,279 | 2,648,870 | (3.2) | % | 25,766,965 | 25,684,831 | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||
| Latin | 1,203,285 | 1,236,230 | (2.7) | % | 16,876,660 | 16,884,310 | — | % | ||||||||||
| Mainline | 1,136,677 | 1,180,071 | (3.7) | % | 16,189,485 | 16,240,588 | (0.3) | % | ||||||||||
| Regional | 66,608 | 56,159 | 18.6 | % | 687,175 | 643,722 | 6.8 | % | ||||||||||
| Consolidated | 18,396,283 | 17,236,161 | 6.7 | % | 173,186,678 | 163,111,972 | 6.2 | % | ||||||||||
| AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic | 13,051,259 | 11,892,412 | 9.7 | % | 116,059,368 | 108,649,748 | 6.8 | % | ||||||||||
| Mainline | 10,653,255 | 9,761,966 | 9.1 | % | 94,292,078 | 88,881,959 | 6.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Regional | 2,398,004 | 2,130,446 | 12.6 | % | 21,767,290 | 19,767,789 | 10.1 | % | ||||||||||
| International | 9,668,341 | 9,523,059 | 1.5 | % | 90,300,169 | 88,708,483 | 1.8 | % | ||||||||||
| Atlantic | 4,719,849 | 4,481,266 | 5.3 | % | 37,964,764 | 36,410,211 | 4.3 | % | ||||||||||
| Pacific | 3,388,601 | 3,522,608 | (3.8) | % | 32,233,717 | 32,092,607 | 0.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Latin | 1,559,891 | 1,519,185 | 2.7 | % | 20,101,688 | 20,205,665 | (0.5) | % | ||||||||||
| Mainline | 1,463,177 | 1,441,244 | 1.5 | % | 19,187,347 | 19,325,264 | (0.7) | % | ||||||||||
| Regional | 96,714 | 77,941 | 24.1 | % | 914,341 | 880,401 | 3.9 | % | ||||||||||
| Consolidated | 22,719,600 | 21,415,471 | 6.1 | % | 206,359,537 | 197,358,231 | 4.6 | % | ||||||||||
| PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic | 81.7 | % | 82.3 | % | (0.6) pts | 85.7 | % | 85.2 | % | 0.5 pts | ||||||||
| Mainline | 81.8 | % | 82.7 | % | (0.9) pts | 86.3 | % | 85.9 | % | 0.4 pts | ||||||||
| Regional | 81.0 | % | 80.3 | % | 0.7 pts | 83.2 | % | 82.0 | % | 1.2 pts | ||||||||
| International | 80.0 | % | 78.3 | % | 1.7 pts | 81.6 | % | 79.5 | % | 2.1 pts | ||||||||
| Atlantic | 84.1 | % | 79.6 | % | 4.5 pts | 81.8 | % | 76.8 | % | 5.0 pts | ||||||||
| Pacific | 75.6 | % | 75.2 | % | 0.4 pts | 79.9 | % | 80.0 | % | (0.1) pts | ||||||||
| Latin | 77.1 | % | 81.4 | % | (4.3) pts | 84.0 | % | 83.6 | % | 0.4 pts | ||||||||
| Mainline | 77.7 | % | 81.9 | % | (4.2) pts | 84.4 | % | 84.0 | % | 0.4 pts | ||||||||
| Regional | 68.9 | % | 72.1 | % | (3.2) pts | 75.2 | % | 73.1 | % | 2.1 pts | ||||||||
| Consolidated | 81.0 | % | 80.5 | % | 0.5 pts | 83.9 | % | 82.6 | % | 1.3 pts | ||||||||
| ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mainline | 9,027 | 8,461 | 6.7 | % | 85,348 | 81,091 | 5.2 | % | ||||||||||
| Regional | 3,616 | 3,192 | 13.3 | % | 33,091 | 29,563 | 11.9 | % | ||||||||||
| Consolidated | 12,643 | 11,653 | 8.5 | % | 118,439 | 110,654 | 7.0 | % | ||||||||||
| CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 277,426 | 280,871 | (1.2) | % | 2,522,845 | 2,405,811 | 4.9 | % | ||||||||||
| OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mainline Departure Performance1 | 72.8 | % | 74.3 | % | (1.5) pts | |||||||||||||
| Mainline Completion Factor | 99.4 | % | 97.3 | % | 2.1 pts | |||||||||||||
| 1Based on mainline scheduled flights departing by or before scheduled departure time |
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