CHICAGO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines today reported
its preliminary traffic results for September 2008. The company reported a
September passenger load factor of 79.7 percent. Total scheduled revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) decreased in September by 9.2 percent on a capacity
decrease of 8.6 percent in scheduled available seat miles (ASMs) compared with
the same period in 2007.
About United
United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) operates more than 3,200* flights a day on
United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international
destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and
Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe
and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based
in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which
provides connections for our customers to 975 destinations in 162 countries
worldwide. United's 55,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many
countries around the world. News releases and other information about United
can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.
*Based on the flight schedule between Jan. 1, 2008, and Dec.
