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    • September 4, 2008

    Airlines Filling Fewer Seats — for the Moment

    Filed under: American, Passengers, United — Rick Seaney @ 1:30 pm

    Even as the airlines are cutting capacity, fewer passengers are filling their seats.

    American Airlines reports the percentage of its “filled seats” (load factor) last month, was down 1.5% over August of last year.

    And just reverse the digits for United’s decrease - down 5.1% this August, compared to last year.

    These drops occur amid some capacity reductions already in place from the first of the year.

    Good thing (for the airlines, anyway) that more capacity cuts are coming. Not so good for us, of course, so if you’re planning to travel over the holidays, start shopping now. And my apologies for sounding like a broken record (CD?).
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