Recession continues to weaken air travel - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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Passenger revenue dropped 18 percentin April, marking the sixtyh straight monthly decline. The number of passengers travelinfgon U.S. airlines in April fell 6.3 while the average price to fly one miledroppef 12.6 percent. April results partially reflectf the shift in the Easter holidayg from March last year to Aprithis year, ATA said. U.S. airlines also saw cargol traffic -- as measured by revenue ton mileas -- dive 21 percent in March, matching the declines measured in January and February and markin the eighth consecutive month of declinincargo traffic. Notably, cargp traffic in the Pacific region fell28 percent.
Aprilo 2009 cargo data is not yet “The latest reports show the scope and deptnh ofthe recession’s continuedd toll on commercial aviation,” said ATA Presidentr and CEO James C. May, in a news “The industry is seeing less demansd inthe cabin, as well as in the carg holds -- clear signs of the widespreadr slowdown in global economic activity.”