Record traffic for AirTran in Dec-2009; Double-digit RASM reductions for WestJet in 4Q2009
AirTran Airways set new December records for traffic, capacity and enplaned passengers in Dec-2009, with traffic (RPMs) rising 5.3% on a 8.2% capacity (ASMs) increase, and the number of enplaned passengers up 1.7% to over 1.9 million. Load factors, however, were weaker, down 2.1 ppts to 77.7%.