Republic Airways Holdings Reports July 2015 Traffic

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. RJET today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for July 2015.

The Company generated more than 1 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July, down about 5 percent compared to the same period in 2014, with a 6 percent reduction in available seat miles (ASMs). Block hours declined 5 percent to about 63,000, and the load factor increased 1 percentage point compared to the same period last year. Republic Airways carried more than 2 million passengers during the month, an increase of 1 percent compared to July 2014.

				July
				2015				2014
				Total				Total				Change
RPMs (000s)				1,005,231				1,053,463				-5%
ASMs (000s)				1,225,361				1,302,485				-6%
Block Hrs				62,867				66,449				-5%
LF %				82%				81%				1 pt
Passengers				2,081,410				2,052,961				1%
Departures				36,904				37,361				-1%
				Year to Date
				2015				2014
				Total				Total				Change
RPMs (000s)				6,569,895				6,655,069				-1%
ASMs (000s)				8,343,572				8,383,695				0%
Block Hrs				422,792				443,810				-5%
LF %				79%				79%				0 pt
Passengers				12,950,591				13,091,377				-1%
Departures				237,292				247,209				-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." The airlines operate a combined fleet of about 240 aircraft and offer scheduled passenger service with approximately 1,250 flights daily to about 100 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.

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