The company expects consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile to grow between 9.5% and 10.5% year-over-year in the third quarter.

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Revenue per available seat mile, the industry's standard gauge of how capacity produces dollars, was up 2.2% in the second quarter.

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The airline improved its key financial metric of passenger revenue per available seat mile (or PRASM) by 5.5% year-over-year, according to a statement.

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November passenger revenue per available seat mile fell by 2% and, as a result, will be flat compared with a year earlier, US Airways said.

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Ticket sales picked up, as passenger revenue per available seat mile grew 5.2% during the quarter, and the average fare paid increased by more than 6%.

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The company expects passenger unit revenue (measured by revenue per available seat mile) to go up by 10.5% in Sept quarter as compared to the same period last year.

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Operating revenue per available seat mile (RASM) was up 6% to 14.2 cents, while operating cost per available seat mile (CASM) rose 10% to 11.3 cents (largely due to a 20% increase in the effective price of jet fuel).

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