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Jul 6, 2006Frontier Airlines Reports Preliminary Record Traffic for June 2006Frontier Achieves Highest Load Factor in Company History DENVER, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: FRNT) today announced preliminary traffic results for June 2006, reporting not only a record load factor for the month of June, but also the highest monthly load factor in the Company's history. Revenue passenger miles increased 21.8 percent to 813,146,000 for June 2006 from the same period last year. Available seat miles increased 17.7 percent to 954,886,000 for June 2006 from the same period last year. This resulted in a load factor for June 2006 of 85.2 percent, an increase of 2.9 points from June 2005, when the airline reported a load factor of 82.3 percent. The airline carried 858,261 passengers during June 2006, a 24.5 percent increase from June 2005. The airline reported passenger yield of 11.61 cents for the month of June 2006, an increase of 4.4 percent from the same period last year. Its preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile (RASM) was 9.89 cents, up .74 cents or 8.1 percent from June 2005. For the month of June 2006, the airline's average length of haul decreased 2.3 percent to 947 miles, compared to the same period last year. The following table represents comparisons for the month of June, calendar year-to-date and fiscal first quarter, year-over-year traffic results. Increase/
June 2006 June 2005 (Decrease) Percent
Available Seat Miles 954,886,000 811,315,000 143,571,000 17.7%
Revenue Passenger
Miles 813,146,000 667,842,000 145,304,000 21.8%
Load Factor 85.2% 82.3% 2.9 Points N/A
Revenue Passengers
Carried 858,261 689,343 168,918 24.5%
**Passenger
Yield (cents) 11.61 11.12 .49 4.4%
**Passenger Revenue
Per Avail. Seat
Mile (cents) 9.89 9.15 .74 8.1%
Average Length of
Haul (miles) 947 969 (22) (2.3%)
Calendar Calendar
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Increase/
2006 2005 (Decrease) Percent
Available Seat
Miles 5,348,632,000 4,598,854,000 749,778,000 16.3%
Revenue
Passenger
Miles 4,166,289,000 3,499,273,000 667,016,000 19.1%
Load Factor 77.9% 76.1% 1.8 Points N/A
Revenue
Passengers
Carried 4,383,409 3,559,672 823,737 23.1%
**Passenger
Yield (cents) 10.74 10.56 .18 1.7%
**Passenger
Revenue Per Avail.
Seat Mile (cents) 8.37 8.04 .33 4.1%
Average Length of
Haul (miles) 950 983 (33) (3.4%)
Fiscal Fiscal
First Quarter First Quarter Increase/
2007 2006 (Decrease) Percent
Available
Seat Miles 2,789,113,000 2,345,897,000 443,216,000 18.9%
Revenue
Passenger
Miles 2,284,552,000 1,840,099,000 444,453,000 24.2%
Load Factor 81.9% 78.4% 3.5 Points N/A
Revenue
Passengers
Carried 2,403,522 1,884,200 519,322 27.6%
**Passenger
Yield (cents) 10.75 10.45 .30 2.9%
**Passenger Revenue
Per Avail. Seat
Mile (cents) 8.81 8.20 .61 7.4%
Average Length
of Haul (miles) 951 977 (26) (2.7%)
Frontier's fiscal year begins April 1 and ends March 31.
Statistics are for Frontier mainline service only (does not include Frontier JetExpress). **Passenger yield and passenger revenue per available seat mile is calculated from revenue derived only from the revenue passengers reported in this press release. About Frontier Currently in its 12th year of operations, Denver-based Frontier Airlines is the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport, employing approximately 4,800 aviation professionals. With 53 aircraft and the youngest Airbus fleet in North America, Frontier offers 24 channels of DIRECTV® service in every seatback along with 33 inches of legroom in an all coach configuration. In conjunction with Frontier JetExpress operated by Horizon Air, Frontier operates routes linking its Denver hub to 55 destinations including 47 destinations in 29 states spanning the nation from coast to coast, seven cities in Mexico and one city in Canada. Frontier's maintenance and engineering department has received the Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate of Excellence, in recognition of 100 percent of its maintenance and engineering employees completing advanced aircraft maintenance training programs, for seven consecutive years. In July 2005, Frontier ranked as one of the "Top 10 Domestic Airlines" as determined by readers of Travel & Leisure magazine. Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics on its Web site, which June be viewed at FrontierAirlines.com. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts June be forward-looking statements as that item is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could result in actual results differing materially from expected results and represent the Company's expectations and beliefs concerning future events based on information available to the Company as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that June arise after the date of this press release. Additional information regarding risk factors that June affect future performance at the Company are contained in the Company's SEC filings, including without limitation, an 8-K filed on December, 28, 2005, the Company's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 and the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005. SOURCE: Frontier Airlines CONTACT: Joe Hodas of Frontier Airlines, +1-720-374-4504, Web site: http://www.frontierairlines.com/
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