Frontier Airlines Reports April 2013 Traffic

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Frontier Airlines Reports April 2013 Traffic

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Frontier Airlines, a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ/NM: RJET), today reported preliminary traffic results for April 2013. For the month, Frontier's load factor increased slightly to 87% from April 2012. Frontier's traffic decreased 22% to 0.8 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) on a 22% reduction in capacity. Frontier Airlines served 0.8 million passengers in April, a 21% reduction from the same period last year.

April

2013

2012

Total

Total

Change

MAINLINE

RPMs (000s)

752,889

856,301

-12%

ASMs (000s)

867,403

984,210

-12%

Block Hrs

15,922

17,888

-11%

LF %

87%

87%

-

Passengers

806,692

845,066

-5%

REGIONAL

RPMs (000s)

30,638

144,211

-79%

ASMs (000s)

37,821

179,137

-79%

Block Hrs

1,118

5,887

-81%

LF %

81%

81%

-

Passengers

39,465

226,126

-83%

CONSOLIDATED

RPMs (000s)

783,527

1,000,512

-22%

ASMs (000s)

905,224

1,163,347

-22%

Block Hrs

17,040

23,775

-28%

LF %

87%

86%

1 pt

Passengers

846,157

1,071,192

-21%

Year to Date

2013

2012

Total

Total

Change

MAINLINE

RPMs (000s)

3,053,547

3,397,206

-10%

ASMs (000s)

3,489,812

3,984,074

-12%

Block Hrs

63,265

72,811

-13%

LF %

87%

85%

2 pts

Passengers

3,201,415

3,362,538

-5%

REGIONAL

RPMs (000s)

128,815

561,606

-77%

ASMs (000s)

165,156

747,552

-78%

Block Hrs

5,187

26,082

-80%

LF %

78%

75%

3 pts

Passengers

202,267

901,573

-78%

CONSOLIDATED

RPMs (000s)

3,182,362

3,958,811

-20%

ASMs (000s)

3,654,967

4,731,625

-23%

Block Hrs

68,452

98,893

-31%

LF %

87%

84%

3 pts

Passengers

3,403,682

4,264,111

-20%

About Frontier Airlines


Frontier Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: RJET), an airline holding company that also owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. Currently in its 19th year of operations, Frontier offers service to more than 75 destinations in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The airline employs more than 4,000 aviation professionals, operating from its hub at Denver International Airport. For in-depth information on Frontier Airlines and to book tickets, visit www.flyfrontier.com.



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