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SARS Clobbers United

United Airlines just reported its traffic results for April 2003. Total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) declined in April by 13.4% vs. the comparable month in 2002, while the passenger load factor dropped by 0.6 points to 71.4%, vs. 72.0% last year. Available seat miles (ASMs) were down by 12.6% -- that reduction wasn't enough.

Conclusion: SARS is scaring PAX

April traffic results were negatively impacted by the Iraq war and concerns over SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). In fact, all the decrease was on international routes -- domestic numbers actually improved, over year-ago figures.

How bad was it? Pacific flight RPMs were down more than 46%, and the Pacific load factor, even considering some schedule-trimming, was a miserable 51%.

Nevertheless, the AFA says that some of the unpaid-leave flight attendants may get called back next month -- the airline must figure that, by then SARS will be under control, and people will crawl back out from under their beds and start flying again.

FMI: www.united.com

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