INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:RJET) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for September 2015.
The Company generated more than 905 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in September, down about 1 percent compared to the same period in 2014, with a 4 percent reduction in available seat miles (ASMs). Block hours declined 5 percent to about 58,000, and the load factor increased 2 percentage points compared to the same period last year. Republic Airways carried nearly 2 million passengers during the month, a 2 percent decrease compared to August 2014.
| September | |||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||
| Total | Total | Change | |||||||
| RPMs (000s) | 905,046 | 916,274 | -1% | ||||||
| ASMs (000s) | 1,155,993 | 1,201,471 | -4% | ||||||
| Block Hrs | 57,774 | 60,969 | -5% | ||||||
| LF % | 78% | 76% | 2 pts | ||||||
| Passengers | 1,810,810 | 1,841,915 | -2% | ||||||
| Departures | 33,355 | 34,952 | -5% | ||||||
| Quarter to Date | |||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||
| Total | Total | Change | |||||||
| RPMs (000s) | 2,883,927 | 3,010,870 | -4% | ||||||
| ASMs (000s) | 3,600,481 | 3,817,665 | -6% | ||||||
| Block Hrs | 182,488 | 194,716 | -6% | ||||||
| LF % | 80% | 79% | 1 pts | ||||||
| Passengers | 5,897,985 | 5,946,742 | -1% | ||||||
| Departures | 106,701 | 110,272 | -3% | ||||||
| Year to Date | |||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||
| Total | Total | Change | |||||||
| RPMs (000s) | 8,448,591 | 8,612,476 | -2% | ||||||
| ASMs (000s) | 10,718,692 | 10,898,874 | -2% | ||||||
| Block Hrs | 542,413 | 572,077 | -5% | ||||||
| LF % | 79% | 79% | 0 pts | ||||||
| Passengers | 16,767,166 | 16,985,158 | -1% | ||||||
| Departures | 307,089 | 320,120 | -4% | ||||||
Republic Airways Holdings Inc., based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an airline holding company that owns Republic Airlines and Shuttle America, collectively called “the airlines.” As of Oct. 8, 2015, the airlines operate a combined fleet of about 240 aircraft and offer scheduled passenger service with approximately 1,200 flights daily to about 110 cities in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean through fixed-fee flights operated under our major airline partner brands of American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express and US Airways Express. The airlines currently employ about 6,500 aviation professionals. For more about Republic Airways, please visit our website at www.rjet.com.
