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US Airways traffic rises much faster than its revenue in run up to merger

Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: A US Airways A320 aircraft. Traffic was up substantially in June, but passenger revenue growth was tepid.  US Airways

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Few people are focusing on US Airways' traffic numbers. The merger with American, the antitrust probes, and whether the combined airlines will be forced to divest some slots at Washington are the hot-button issues.

Traffic on US Airways jumped 7.3 percent in June, but a key revenue measure rose more slowly and indicated that average fares aren't changing much. Passenger revenue for every seat flown one mile rose 1 percent. That's a closely watched statistic in the airline industry, and it rises when an airline fills more seats or sells more tickets at higher prices. The revenue statistic fell 4 percent in April and 1 percent in May, so June marked improvement for US

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