Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ/NM: RJET) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for November 2013. The following tables contain traffic results for Republic’s continuing operations, and exclude Frontier Airlines, which was acquired by an affiliate of Indigo Partners LLC on Dec. 3, 2013.
The Company generated 0.8 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in November, a 1% decrease from the same period in 2012. Available seat miles (ASMs) were 1.1 billion, a 3% increase over November 2012. Block hours were 8% greater, while consolidated load factor decreased three percentage points from the same period in 2012. Republic Airways carried 3% more passengers in November than in the same period in 2012.
| November | ||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | |||||
| Total | Total | Change | ||||
| RPMs (000s) | 837,757 | 845,538 | -1% | |||
| ASMs (000s) | 1,130,121 | 1,094,728 | 3% | |||
| Block Hrs | 62,408 | 57,973 | 8% | |||
| LF % | 74% | 77% | -3 pts | |||
| Passengers | 1,767,834 | 1,715,567 | 3% | |||
| Quarter to Date | ||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | |||||
| Total | Total | Change | ||||
| RPMs (000s) | 1,762,848 | 1,721,059 | 2% | |||
| ASMs (000s) | 2,338,809 | 2,196,576 | 6% | |||
| Block Hrs | 128,616 | 116,579 | 10% | |||
| LF % | 75% | 78% | -3 pts | |||
| Passengers | 3,701,150 | 3,483,452 | 6% | |||
| Year to Date | ||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | |||||
| Total | Total | Change | ||||
| RPMs (000s) | 9,363,571 | 9,280,627 | 1% | |||
| ASMs (000s) | 12,314,226 | 12,339,898 | 0% | |||
| Block Hrs | 683,871 | 641,540 | 7% | |||
| LF % | 76% | 75% | 1 pts | |||
| Passengers | 19,611,166 | 18,432,724 | 6% | |||
Republic Airways Holdings, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America, collectively “the airlines.” The airlines operate a combined fleet of more than 250 aircraft and offer scheduled passenger service on over 1,300 flights daily to more than 110 cities in the U.S., Canada and the Bahamas through fixed-fee flights operated under airline partner brands, including American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express, and US Airways Express. The airlines currently employ approximately 6,000 aviation professionals. For more information on Republic Airways, please visit our website at www.rjet.com.
Source: Republic Airways Holdings