PIEDMONT <PIE> MARCH LOAD FACTOR WAS 63.4 PCT
Piedmont Aviation Group
Inc's Piedmont Airlines said its load factor rose to 63.40 pct
last month from 61.12 pct in March 1986.
    The airline said it flew 987.7 mln revenue passenger miles
last month, up 15.6 pct from 854.0 mln a year earlier while its
available seat miles rose 11.5 pct to 1.56 billion from 1.40
billion in March 1986.
    Piedmont said its first quarter load factor was 57.33 pct
up from 54.89 pct a year earlier. First quarter revenue
passenger miles rose 16.3 pct to 2.66 billion and available
seat miles were up 11.4 pct to 4.46 billion.
 Reuter
