re: Ann: Preliminary Operating Statistics Aug...
It looks even better when you look at the trend:
All passenger numbers vs previous year:
August Domestic + 6.3% International + 27.7%
July Dom. + 4.7% Int. + 21.8%
June Dom. +6% Int. +16.6%
May Dom. +3.2% Int. +13.3%
April Dom. +0.5% Int. +18.7%
Domestic revenue load factors and on-time seem to be slipping though. I'd assume the current network review will be aiming to deal with the load factor slip. On-time performance i'm not so sure about, personally I think its a factor of more planes from many carriers stretching the constant supply of airport facilities, or alternatively the wetter than usual winter on the East-Coast. I've been on about 10 flights on Jet, Qan & VBA this month and all but 1 has been late.
Of course, this is all IMO.
VBA Price at posting:
44.5¢ Sentiment: LT Buy Disclosure: Held
