Dec 7, 2011
Frontier Airlines Reports November 2011 Traffic
INDIANAPOLIS, December 07, 2011 - Frontier Airlines, a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ: RJET), today reported preliminary traffic results for November 2011. Frontier’s traffic increased 6%, to 1.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs), while capacity was down 2%, at 1.1 billion available seat miles (ASMs). Frontier Airlines served 1.2 million passengers in November, a 5% increase from November 2010. November had a load factor of 88% compared to 81% in the same month last year. It was Frontier’s fifth consecutive record monthly load factor.
| November |
| |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Change |
| RPMs (000s) |
|
|
1,000,652 |
|
|
941,896 |
|
|
6% |
| ASMs (000s) |
|
|
1,142,375 |
|
|
1,165,562 |
|
|
-2% |
| Block Hrs |
|
|
24,504 |
|
|
28,514 |
|
|
-14% |
| LF % |
|
|
88% |
|
|
81% |
|
|
7 pp |
| Passengers |
|
|
1,153,428 |
|
|
1,094,917 |
|
|
5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quarter to Date |
| |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Change |
| RPMs (000s) |
|
|
2,040,189 |
|
|
1,961,859 |
|
|
4% |
| ASMs (000s) |
|
|
2,329,888 |
|
|
2,394,822 |
|
|
-3% |
| Block Hrs |
|
|
50,822 |
|
|
58,313 |
|
|
-13% |
| LF % |
|
|
88% |
|
|
82% |
|
|
6 pp |
| Passengers |
|
|
2,387,417 |
|
|
2,305,565 |
|
|
4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Year to Date |
| |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Change |
| RPMs (000s) |
|
|
11,858,495 |
|
|
11,594,853 |
|
|
2% |
| ASMs (000s) |
|
|
13,816,799 |
|
|
13,976,406 |
|
|
-1% |
| Block Hrs |
|
|
322,669 |
|
|
350,196 |
|
|
-8% |
| LF % |
|
|
86% |
|
|
83% |
|
|
3 pp |
| Passengers |
|
|
13,759,613 |
|
|
13,472,741 |
|
|
2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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About Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET – News), an airline holding company that also owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. Currently in its 18th year of operations, Frontier employs 5,000 aviation professionals and operates from hubs at Denver International Airport, Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport and Kansas City International Airport. Frontier offers service to 63 destinations in the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica. For in-depth information on Frontier Airlines and to book tickets, visit FrontierAirlines.com.
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