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Mar 6, 2012

Frontier Airlines Reports February 2012 Traffic


INDIANAPOLIS, March 06, 2012 - Frontier Airlines today reported preliminary traffic results for February 2012. Frontier’s traffic increased 8%, to 0.9 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs), while capacity was slightly increased, at 1.1 billion available seat miles (ASMs). Frontier served 1.0 million passengers in February, a 4% increase from February 2011. For the month, Frontier had a load factor of 82% compared to 77% in the same month last year. It was Frontier’s eighth consecutive record monthly load factor.

“Our effective capacity deployment and high-value product are generating impressive increases in customer demand,” said Daniel Shurz, Frontier Airlines Senior Vice President, Commercial.

Frontier Airlines is a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ: RJET).

                           
      February   Quarter to Date
      2012   2011       2012   2011    
      Total   Total   Change   Total   Total   Change
MAINLINE                        
  RPMs (000s)   794,889   650,008   22%   1,597,266   1,336,881   19%
  ASMs (000s)   942,697   831,041   13%   1,922,055   1,727,757   11%
  Block Hrs   17,324   15,885   9%   35,338   33,117   7%
  LF %   84.3%   78.2%   6.1 pp   83.1%   77.4%   5.7 pp
  Passengers   790,440   637,859   24%   1,595,247   1,309,453   22%
REGIONAL                        
  RPMs (000s)   130,088   202,619   -36%   259,330   422,828   -39%
  ASMs (000s)   184,133   282,356   -35%   370,041   595,486   -38%
  Block Hrs   6,611   11,395   -42%   13,380   24,235   -45%
  LF %   70.6%   71.8%   (1.2) pp   70.1%   71.0%   (0.9) pp
  Passengers   213,020   322,816   -34%   427,692   679,645   -37%
CONSOLIDATED                        
  RPMs (000s)   924,978   852,627   8%   1,856,596   1,759,709   6%
  ASMs (000s)   1,126,830   1,113,396   1%   2,292,096   2,323,243   -1%
  Block Hrs   23,935   27,280   -12%   48,718   57,352   -15%
  LF %   82.1%   76.6%   5.5 pp   81.0%   75.7%   5.3 pp
  Passengers   1,003,460   960,675   4%   2,022,939   1,989,098   2%
                           

About Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET), an airline holding company that also owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. Currently in its 18th year of operations, Frontier employs nearly 5,000 aviation professionals and operates from its hub at Denver International Airport. Frontier offers service to 77 destinations in the United States, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico and Costa Rica. For in-depth information on Frontier Airlines and to book tickets, visit FrontierAirlines.com.

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