load factor

noun

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

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The load factor—the percentage of available seats an airline sells on its flights—hit a record high of 86.2 percent in August, according to an October report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 The load factor—the percentage of available seats an airline sells on its flights—reached a record high of 86.2 percent in August, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported in October. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 This decrease in cost ratio is due to improved pricing and load factor in the Passenger segment. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 The load factor—the percentage of available seats an airline sells on its flights—hit a record high of 86.2 percent in August. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for load factor 

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 21 Dec. 2024.

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