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Article: AirTran Airways Reports Record Traffic for 2002; Reaches Record 71.2 Percent Load Factor for December.
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- January 2, 2003
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Business Editors/Travel Writers
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2003
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE:AAI) today reported traffic results for December 2002, the fourth quarter and for the full year 2002.
AirTran Airways' traffic, measured by revenue passenger miles (RPMs), increased by 44.3 percent for the month of December 2002 versus the prior year on 33.4 more capacity, measured by available seat miles (ASMs), resulting in a load factor of 71.2 percent, compared to 65.9 percent for December 2001. In addition, AirTran Airways' traffic grew by 44.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2002, compared to the same ...