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United Airlines Reports September Traffic Results; Records Best On-Time Departure Performance in Company History

United Airlines reported its traffic results for September 2003. United reported a passenger load factor of 74.9 percent, up 5.4 points over September 2002. Total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) declined in September 2003 by 4.1 percent on a capacity decrease of 11 percent vs. the same period in 2002. In addition, United set a company record in September 2003 with 80.4% of its domestic flights and international flights departing exactly on-time.

Pete McDonald, executive vice president-operations, said, "Following a summer of record load factors, United is maintaining a strong position for the Fall. Our employees continue to deliver outstanding operational performance, as indicated by our record on-time departure performance in September."

United and United Express operate more than 3,300 flights a day on a route network that spans the globe. 

Source: United Airlines
Oct. 7, 2003