Frontier Airlines Reports February 2013 Traffic

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Airlines, a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ/NM: RJET), today reported preliminary traffic results for February 2013. For the month, Frontier’s load factor increased by 4 points from February 2012 to a record level of 86%. Frontier’s traffic decreased 29% on a 33% reduction in capacity to 0.8 billion available seat miles (ASMs). Frontier Airlines served 0.7 million passengers in February.

		February
		2013	2012
		Total	Total	Change
MAINLINE
	RPMs (000s)	630,843	794,889	-21%
	ASMs (000s)	723,786	942,697	-23%
	Block Hrs	13,303	17,324	-23%
	LF %	87%	84%	3 pts
	Passengers	687,262	790,440	-13%
REGIONAL
	RPMs (000s)	24,242	130,088	-81%
	ASMs (000s)	33,593	184,133	-82%
	Block Hrs	1,115	6,611	-83%
	LF %	72%	71%	1 pt
	Passengers	42,978	213,020	-80%
CONSOLIDATED
	RPMs (000s)	655,085	924,978	-29%
	ASMs (000s)	757,379	1,126,830	-33%
	Block Hrs	14,418	23,935	-40%
	LF %	86%	82%	4 pts
	Passengers	730,240	1,003,460	-27%
		Year to Date
		2013	2012
		Total	Total	Change
MAINLINE
	RPMs (000s)	1,348,542	1,597,989	-16%
	ASMs (000s)	1,543,577	1,922,555	-20%
	Block Hrs	28,218	35,352	-20%
	LF %	87%	83%	4 pts
	Passengers	1,448,163	1,595,905	-9%
REGIONAL
	RPMs (000s)	65,899	259,330	-75%
	ASMs (000s)	87,932	370,041	-76%
	Block Hrs	2,918	13,380	-78%
	LF %	75%	70%	5 pts
	Passengers	120,960	427,692	-72%
CONSOLIDATED
	RPMs (000s)	1,414,441	1,857,319	-24%
	ASMs (000s)	1,631,509	2,292,596	-29%
	Block Hrs	31,136	48,732	-36%
	LF %	87%	81%	6 pts
	Passengers	1,569,123	2,023,597	-22%

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 80 destinations in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The airline employs more than 4,500 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.