Alaska's Capacity Rises Faster Than Traffic
Alaska Airlines posted a 13.9% traffic gain in September on 15% more capacity, which forced the load factor down 0.6 percentage points to 63.2%. Traffic for the first nine months of 1998 increased 8.1%, while capacity grew 8.8%. The load factor through September was 67.7%, down from 68.1%. Sept 98...
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