Canadian Airlines reports May operating statistics

Canadian Airlines Corporation today reported that for the month of May 2000, system capacity, measured in available seat miles, decreased 14.9 per cent while system traffic, measured in revenue passenger miles, decreased 17.3 per cent. This resulted in a system load factor of 69.4 per cent.

Canadian Airlines' domestic load factor improved 5.1 percentage points versus the same period last year to 75.8 per cent. This improvement was due to domestic capacity decreasing 24.6 per cent in May 2000 and domestic traffic decreasing 19.1 per cent versus May 1999.

Canadian Airlines' international traffic was down 17.5 per cent in May 2000, on a capacity decrease of 11.0 per cent versus May 1999, producing a load factor of 68.1 per cent.

``We are pleased with the continued year-over-year improvement in domestic load factors,'' said Doug Carty, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Canadian Airlines. ``The network realignment and schedule integration with Air Canada is having a positive effect.''

Canadian Airlines Corporation Operating Statistics (in millions)

Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) May 00 May 99 Change

Domestic 389 481 (19.1%)

International 815 988 (17.5%)

Canadian Total 1,204 1,469 (18.0%)

Canadian Regional 96 102 ( 5.9%)

System Total 1,300 1,571 (17.3%)

Available Seat Miles (ASMs)

Domestic 513 680 (24.6%)

International 1,197 1,345 (11.0%)

Canadian Total 1,710 2,025 (15.6%)

Canadian Regional 163 175 (6.9%)

System Total 1,873 2,200 (14.9%)

Passenger Load Factor

Domestic 75.8% 70.7% 5.1 pts

International 68.1% 73.5% (5.4) pts

Canadian Total 70.4% 72.5% (2.1) pts

Canadian Regional 58.9% 58.3% 0.6 pts

System Total 69.4% 71.4% (2.0) pts

Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) YTD 00 YTD 99 Change

Domestic 1,637 2,029 (19.3%)

International 3,950 4,604 (14.2%)

Canadian Total 5,587 6,633 (15.8%)

Canadian Regional 439 490 (10.4%)

System Total 6,026 7,123 (15.4%)

Available Seat Miles (ASMs)

Domestic 2,360 3,042 (22.4%)

International 5,868 6,449 (9.0%)

Canadian Total 8,228 9,491 (13.3%)

Canadian Regional 738 830 (11.1%)

System Total 8,966 10,321 (13.1%)

Passenger Load Factor

Domestic 69.4% 66.7% 2.7 pts

International 67.3% 71.4% (4.1) pts

Canadian Total 67.9% 69.9% (2.0) pts

Canadian Regional 59.5% 59.0% 0.5 pts

System Total 67.2% 69.0% (1.8) pts