Canadian numbers

Traffic numbers at Canada's two major airlines drifted in opposite directions last month; WestJet boosted its percentage of seats filled and Air Canada reporting a slight drop. WestJet said its load factor in October was 77.3%, up 1.5 ppts from the year before. Air Canada reported a load factor of 79.6% last month, down 0.6 ppts from October 2008 on a consolidated basis.

Yet another example of the move away from network carriers to the more simple to comprehend LCC model. It seems this is the case everywhere now - LCCs offer something the market understands and values.

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• Another United stuff up
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• BA numbers and the unsettled future
• Emirates' numbers

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