US Airways announce Dec-2009 traffic highlights

US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced December, fourth quarter and full-year 2009 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 4.5 billion, down 3.6 percent versus December 2008. Capacity was 5.7 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 2.4 percent versus December 2008. Passenger load factor for the month of December was 79.3 percent, down 1.0 point versus December 2008.