Frontier Airlines Reports September 2013 Traffic

Published on : Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Frontier Airlines, a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings , today reported preliminary traffic results for September 2013.

For the month, Frontier’s total system load factor increased three percentage points to 91%, from September 2012’s 88%, setting a new record for the month and a record fifth consecutive month with a load factor above 90%.

Frontier’s total system revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased 11% to 0.8 billion RPMs on a 13% reduction in available seat miles (ASMs).

Frontier Airlines served approximately 0.9 million passengers in September, a 10% reduction from the same period last year.

September
2013            2012
Total            Total            Change
MAINLINE
RPMs (000s)            793,652            793,796            0%
ASMs (000s)            872,852            894,122            -2%
Block Hrs            15,534            15,895            -2%
LF %            91%            89%            2 pts
Passengers            907,324            833,035            9%
REGIONAL
RPMs (000s)            16,040            112,868            -86%
ASMs (000s)            21,764            136,931            -84%
Block Hrs            611            4,282            -86%
LF %            74%            82%            -8 pts
Passengers            19,824            197,220            -90%
TOTAL SYSTEM
RPMs (000s)            809,692            906,664            -11%
ASMs (000s)            894,616            1,031,053            -13%
Block Hrs            16,145            20,177            -20%
LF %            91%            88%            3 pts
Passengers            927,148            1,030,255            -10%

Quarter to Date
2013            2012
Total            Total            Change
MAINLINE
RPMs (000s)            2,626,114            2,791,051            -6%
ASMs (000s)            2,834,041            3,048,042            -7%
Block Hrs            50,235            53,950            -7%
LF %            93%            92%            1 pt
Passengers            2,903,714            2,847,658            2%
REGIONAL
RPMs (000s)            88,602            389,840            -77%
ASMs (000s)            100,783            447,123            -77%
Block Hrs            2,864            13,852            -79%
LF %            92%            87%            4 pts
Passengers            113,526            664,017            -83%
TOTAL SYSTEM
RPMs (000s)            2,714,717            3,180,891            -15%
ASMs (000s)            2,934,824            3,495,166            -16%
Block Hrs            53,099            67,802            -22%
LF %            93%            91%            2 pts
Passengers            3,017,240            3,511,675            -14%

Year to Date
2013            2012
Total            Total            Change
MAINLINE
RPMs (000s)            7,412,647            8,074,557            -8%
ASMs (000s)            8,190,067            9,090,183            -10%
Block Hrs            146,788            163,832            -10%
LF %            91%            89%            2 pts
Passengers            7,992,335            8,104,148            -1%
REGIONAL
RPMs (000s)            287,827            1,237,524            -77%
ASMs (000s)            343,208            1,517,152            -77%
Block Hrs            10,299            50,488            -80%
LF %            84%            82%            2 pts
Passengers            406,782            2,030,296            -80%
TOTAL SYSTEM
RPMs (000s)            7,700,474            9,312,080            -17%
ASMs (000s)            8,533,274            10,607,334            -20%
Block Hrs            157,087            214,320            -27%
LF %            90%            88%            2 pts
Passengers            8,399,117            10,134,444            -17%