United Continental Holdings, Inc. Provides Revenue and Operating Guidance for the Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2017; Reports Consolidated Operating Results for the Month and Year to Date ended December 31, 2017
For the period, the company expects revenue passenger miles of 53,149 million, available seat miles of 65,028 million and passenger load factor of 81.7%.
The company announced consolidated operating results for the month ended December 2017. For the month, the company reported that traffic (revenue passenger miles) revenue passenger miles were 18,075,107,000 against 17,595,994,000 a year ago. Available seat miles were 21,962,885,000 against 21,181,626,000 a year ago. Passenger load factor was 82.3% against 83.1% a year ago. Onboard passengers were 12,442,000 against 11,915,000 a year ago. Cargo revenue ton miles were 301,330,000 against 258,651,000 a year ago.
For the year to date, the company reported revenue passenger miles were 216,260,501,000 against 210,309,428,000 a year ago. Available seat miles were 262,385,927,000 against 253,589,554,000 a year ago. Passenger load factor was 82.4% against 82.9% a year ago. Onboard passengers were 148,067,000 against 143,177,000 a year ago. Cargo revenue ton miles were 3,315,902,000 against 2,805,292,000 a year ago.