U.S. Airways to Cut Flights in 2009

U.S. Airways is planning to cut passenger capacity on its services this coming year. The carrier is making the decision on the basis of poor financial results in 2008.

In a filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Airways said that it planned to cut capacity on domestic mainline routes by eight to 10 percent.

Total mainline capacity, which includes international flights and seats, would be reduced by four to six percent.

The carrier flew 4.66 billion revenue passenger miles in December 2008, compared to 4.71 billion in the same period the previous year.

Passenger traffic declined by 1.1 percent last month compared to December 2007.

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