American says work-leisure trips fuelling sales growth

Bloomberg

American Airlines Group Inc says the carrier’s revenue expansion is coming from an increasing number of trips that mix business and leisure.
The number of such trips has almost doubled over about the last nine months and now accounts for about 50% of revenue, Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja said at Skift Global Forum in New York. Passengers on blended trips more likely to join loyalty program, acquire airline’s credit card. American is now operating about 90% of its 2019 capacity, but producing 110% of revenue. About 65% of where American flies is in North America, likely to stay that way for “a while”.