Air Canada reports record load factors for 2013

For the month of December, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 82.7%, versus 82.1% in December 2012, an increase of 0.6 percentage points.

System traffic increased 4.8% on a system-wide capacity increase of 4%. For the full year 2013, load factor was a record 82.8%, versus 82.7%, an increase of 0.1 percentage points. Air Canada reports traffic results on a system-wide basis, including Air Canada rouge, which began operations on July 1 and regional airlines from which Air Canada purchases capacity.

“For both the month of December and full year 2013, Air Canada achieved record load factors of 82.7 and 82.8%, respectively,” said Air Canada president Calin Rovinescu (pictured). “Led by an increase in traffic in the US transborder market of 6.4%, Air Canada generated greater traffic for the month of December in all markets the airline serves with system wide growth of 4.8% on a capacity increase of 4%. These strong results, for both the month and full year, underscore the effectiveness of Air Canada’s disciplined capacity management and our award winning product.”