Hawaiian Airlines announced its systemwide traffic statistics for 2009, the fourth quarter, and month of December. Of note is the fact that in 2009 Hawaiian carried more passengers than it has in any of its 80 years of service, despite the downturn in the economy.
Systemwide Operations
YEAR-TO-DATE 2009 2008 % Change
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PAX 8,344,608 7,856,711 6.2%
RPMS (000) 8,150,621 7,858,666 3.7%
ASMS (000) 9,717,111 9,508,597 2.2%
LF 83.9% 82.6% 1.3 pts.
FOURTH QUARTER 2009 2008 % Change
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PAX 2,066,495 1,920,675 7.6%
RPMS (000) 2,011,232 1,926,049 4.4%
ASMS (000) 2,382,079 2,394,384 (0.5%)
LF 84.4% 80.4% 4.0 pts.
DECEMBER 2009 2008 % Change
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PAX 700,967 644,538 8.8%
RPMS (000) 686,240 652,839 5.1%
ASMS (000) 820,924 821,357 (0.1%)
LF 83.6% 79.5% 4.1 pts.
