UAL Had a Strong Traffic Growth Rate in November

On December 10, United Continental (UAL) reported its operating performance for November. The traffic (revenue passenger miles) growth rate exceeded the capacity (available seat miles) growth rate. In November, the company’s traffic grew 7.1% YoY (year-over-year)—much higher than its capacity growth of 5.5% during the same period in 2017. United Continental’s traffic growth has exceeded the capacity growth for seven consecutive months. In the first 11 months of 2018, United Continental reported a higher traffic growth rate compared to the capacity growth in every month except January and ...