US Airways Group, Inc. Reports November Traffic

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today reported November and year-to-date 2008 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 4.3 billion, down 6.9 percent from November 2007. Capacity was 5.5 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 6.1 percent versus November 2007. Passenger load factor for the month of November was 77.7 percent, down 0.7 points versus November 2007.

US Airways President Scott Kirby said, “November consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) decreased between three and five percent versus the same period last year. In addition to the impact of the busy post-Thanksgiving holiday travel return falling in December, our November unit revenue was impacted by the deteriorating macroeconomic environment. We continue to believe, however, that the impact of lower fuel cost will more than offset the decline in demand that we are currently anticipating.

“Additionally, I would like to thank our 34,000 employees for an outstanding job of taking care of our customers through the Thanksgiving travel period despite challenging weather across the country on Sunday.”

For the month of November, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 82 percent with a completion factor of 99.1 percent. Year-to-date load factor remained at record levels at 81.8 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended Nov. 30, 2008 and 2007, consisting of mainline operated flights as well as US Airways Express flights operated by wholly owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.

US Airways Mainline
November
				2008		2007		% Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
		Domestic		3,528,047		3,821,329		(7.7	)
		Atlantic		446,823		468,359		(4.6	)
		Latin		283,461		282,255		0.4
		Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles		4,258,331		4,571,943		(6.9	)
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
		Domestic		4,440,689		4,814,740		(7.8	)
		Atlantic		652,326		647,506		0.7
		Latin		388,099		372,288		4.2
		Total Mainline Available Seat Miles		5,481,114		5,834,534		(6.1	)
Mainline Load Factor (%)
		Domestic		79.4		79.4		-			pts
		Atlantic		68.5		72.3		(3.8	)		pts
		Latin		73.0		75.8		(2.8	)		pts
		Total Mainline Load Factor		77.7		78.4		(0.7	)		pts
Mainline Enplanements
		Domestic		3,727,105		4,124,890		(9.6	)
		Atlantic		113,492		120,164		(5.6	)
		Latin		232,364		231,481		0.4
		Total Mainline Enplanements		4,072,961		4,476,535		(9.0	)
YEAR TO DATE
				2008		2007		% Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
		Domestic		44,131,298		45,565,360		(3.1	)
		Atlantic		8,000,880		7,447,381		7.4
		Latin		3,781,818		3,542,781		6.7
		Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles		55,913,996		56,555,522		(1.1	)
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
		Domestic		53,466,300		55,526,961		(3.7	)
		Atlantic		10,269,663		9,577,317		7.2
		Latin		4,614,460		4,539,512		1.7
		Total Mainline Available Seat Miles		68,350,423		69,643,790		(1.9	)
Mainline Load Factor (%)
		Domestic		82.5		82.1		0.4			pts
		Atlantic		77.9		77.8		0.1			pts
		Latin		82.0		78.0		4.0			pts
		Total Mainline Load Factor		81.8		81.2		0.6			pts
Mainline Enplanements
		Domestic		45,343,477		48,703,437		(6.9	)
		Atlantic		2,052,007		1,909,127		7.5
		Latin		3,092,579		2,889,562		7.0
		Total Mainline Enplanements		50,488,063		53,502,126		(5.6	)
Notes:
1	)	Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results.
2	)	Latin numbers include the Caribbean.

US Airways Express (Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines)
November
				2008		2007		% Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
		Domestic		159,626		173,483		(8.0	)
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
		Domestic		253,148		261,296		(3.1	)
Express Load Factor (%)
		Domestic		63.1		66.4		(3.3	)		pts
Express Enplanements
		Domestic		591,836		637,588		(7.2	)
YEAR TO DATE
				2008		2007		% Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
		Domestic		2,005,817		2,127,265		(5.7	)
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
		Domestic		2,988,012		3,044,620		(1.9	)
Express Load Factor (%)
		Domestic		67.1		69.9		(2.8	)		pts
Express Enplanements
		Domestic		7,237,244		7,612,718		(4.9	)
Notes:
1	)	Canada is included in domestic results.

Consolidated US Airways Group, Inc.
November
			2008		2007		% Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic		3,687,673		3,994,812		(7.7	)
	Atlantic		446,823		468,359		(4.6	)
	Latin		283,461		282,255		0.4
	Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles		4,417,957		4,745,426		(6.9	)
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic		4,693,837		5,076,036		(7.5	)
	Atlantic		652,326		647,506		0.7
	Latin		388,099		372,288		4.2
	Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles		5,734,262		6,095,830		(5.9	)
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
	Domestic		78.6		78.7		(0.1	)		pts
	Atlantic		68.5		72.3		(3.8	)		pts
	Latin		73.0		75.8		(2.8	)		pts
	Total Consolidated Load Factor		77.0		77.8		(0.8	)		pts
Consolidated Enplanements
	Domestic		4,318,941		4,762,478		(9.3	)
	Atlantic		113,492		120,164		(5.6	)
	Latin		232,364		231,481		0.4
	Total Consolidated Enplanements		4,664,797		5,114,123		(8.8	)
YEAR TO DATE
			2008		2007		% Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic		46,137,115		47,692,625		(3.3	)