load factor

noun

: the percentage of available seats paid for and occupied in an aircraft

Examples of load factor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Alaska reported a 6% rise in available seat miles, while the load factor was down 290 bps, and yield remained flat. Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 The passenger revenue per available seat mile was down 3% due to lower yield and a 100 bps decline in the load factor to 87%. Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 Both carriers had strong load factors—a measure of how full their planes are running—of 94% and 90%, respectively. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 24 July 2024 And while that load factor was down, as is normal in the first three months of this year, planes were nearly 1% fuller than during the first three months of 2023. Chris Isidore, CNN, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for load factor 

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of load factor was in 1943

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“Load factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/load%20factor. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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