UAL's September performance deteriorates with sales falling 2.1pc

UNITED Continental Holdings, Inc has announced that in September its consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) decreased 2.1 per cent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) fell 1.3 per cent compared to the same month a year earlier.

Its consolidated load factor shed 0.7 points compared to September 2011. Consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) dropped an estimated 2.5 to 3.5 per cent year-on-year.