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Passenger Traffic - Major Airlines in Billions of Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
(Sorted by 2008 RPMs - Mainline Only)

All Majors

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

RPMs

183.6   

202.9   

209.6   

226.2   

247.8   

258.4   

268.0   

269.0   

% Chg

 

10.5% 

3.3% 

7.9% 

9.5% 

4.3% 

3.7% 

0.4% 

ASMs

259.1   

281.5   

288.2   

300.9   

321.7   

331.2   

340.4   

341.8   

% Chg

 

8.7% 

2.4% 

4.4% 

6.9% 

2.9% 

2.8% 

0.4% 

Loads

70.9% 

72.1% 

72.7% 

75.2% 

77.0% 

78.0% 

78.7% 

78.7 

Pt. Chg

 

1.2   

0.6   

2.5   

1.8   

1.0   

0.7   

-0.0   

Southwest Airlines

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

RPMs

44.5   

45.4   

47.9   

53.4   

60.2   

67.69   

72.32   

73.49   

% Chg

 

2.0% 

5.6% 

11.4% 

12.7% 

12.4% 

6.8% 

1.6% 

ASMs

65.3   

68.9   

71.8   

76.9   

85.2   

92.7   

99.6   

103.3   

% Chg

 

5.5% 

4.2% 

7.1% 

10.8% 

8.8% 

7.5% 

3.6% 

RPM Share

24.2% 

22.4% 

22.9% 

23.6% 

24.3% 

26.2% 

27.0% 

27.3% 

Northwest

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

RPMs

73.1   

72.0   

68.5   

73.3   

75.8   

72.61   

72.92   

71.22   

% Chg

 

-1.5% 

-4.9% 

7.1% 

3.4% 

-4.2% 

0.4% 

-2.3% 

ASMs

98.4   

93.4   

88.6   

91.4   

91.8   

85.6   

86.1   

83.9   

% Chg

 

-5.0% 

-5.2% 

3.1% 

0.4% 

-6.7% 

0.6% 

-2.6% 

RPM Share

39.8% 

35.5% 

32.7% 

32.4% 

30.6% 

28.1% 

27.2% 

26.5% 

US Airways

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

RPMs

45.9   

59.9   

59.9   

59.0   

63.3   

63.16   

61.26   

60.57   

% Chg

 

30.4% 

-0.0% 

-1.5% 

7.2% 

-0.2% 

-3.0% 

-1.1% 

ASMs

66.7   

83.4   

83.4   

79.5   

83.4   

82.0   

75.8   

74.2   

% Chg

 

24.9% 

-0.0% 

-4.7% 

4.9% 

-1.6% 

-7.5% 

-2.2% 

RPM Share

25.0% 

29.5% 

28.6% 

26.1% 

25.5% 

24.4% 

22.9% 

22.5% 

JetBlue

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

RPMs

3.3   

6.8   

11.5   

15.7   

20.2   

23.32   

25.74   

26.07   

% Chg

 

108.3% 

68.6% 

36.5% 

28.4% 

15.4% 

10.4% 

1.3% 

ASMs

4.2   

8.2   

13.6   

18.9   

23.7   

28.6   

31.9   

32.4   

% Chg

 

95.8% 

65.5% 

38.6% 

25.3% 

20.6% 

11.6% 

1.7% 

RPM Share

1.8% 

3.4% 

5.5% 

7.0% 

8.2% 

9.0% 

9.6% 

9.7% 

AirTran Airways

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

RPMs

4.5   

5.6   

7.1   

8.5   

11.3   

13.84   

17.30   

18.96   

% Chg

 

23.9% 

28.0% 

18.7% 

33.3% 

22.4% 

25.0% 

9.6% 

ASMs

6.5   

8.3   

10.0   

12.0   

15.4   

19.0   

22.7   

23.8   

% Chg

 

26.3% 

21.7% 

19.2% 

28.3% 

23.7% 

19.4% 

4.9% 

RPM Share

2.5% 

2.8% 

3.4% 

3.7% 

4.6% 

5.4% 

6.5% 

7.0% 

Alaska

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

RPMs

12.2   

13.2   

14.6   

16.2   

16.9   

17.82   

18.45   

18.71   

% Chg

 

7.6% 

10.4% 

11.5% 

4.2% 

5.4% 

3.5% 

1.4% 

ASMs

17.9   

19.4   

20.8   

22.3   

22.3   

23.3   

24.2   

24.2   

% Chg

 

8.0% 

7.5% 

7.1% 

0.1% 

4.4% 

4.0% 

0.0% 

RPM Share

6.7% 

6.5% 

6.9% 

7.2% 

6.8% 

6.9% 

6.9% 

7.0%