Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ: RJET) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for September 2013. The Company generated 1.6 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in September, on 2.0 billion available seat miles (ASMs), both approximately the same as in September 2012. Block hours were 5% greater than the same period in 2012. Consolidated load factor of 82% was unchanged from September 2012. Republic Airways carried 7% more passengers in September than in the same period in 2012.
| September | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||||
| Total | Total | Change | ||||||||||
| RPMs (000s) | 1,622,380 | 1,616,165 | 0% | |||||||||
| ASMs (000s) | 1,981,519 | 1,979,808 | 0% | |||||||||
| Block Hrs | 75,784 | 72,391 | 5% | |||||||||
| LF % | 82% | 82% | 0 pt | |||||||||
| Passengers | 2,658,870 | 2,480,323 | 7% | |||||||||
| Quarter to Date | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||||
| Total | Total | Change | ||||||||||
| RPMs (000s) | 5,313,675 | 5,064,679 | 5% | |||||||||
| ASMs (000s) | 6,303,561 | 6,112,136 | 3% | |||||||||
| Block Hrs | 240,824 | 226,740 | 6% | |||||||||
| LF % | 84% | 83% | 1 pt | |||||||||
| Passengers | 8,528,407 | 7,759,538 | 10% | |||||||||
| Year to Date | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||||
| Total | Total | Change | ||||||||||
| RPMs (000s) | 15,013,369 | 15,634,124 | -4% | |||||||||
| ASMs (000s) | 18,165,484 | 19,233,505 | -6% | |||||||||
| Block Hrs | 702,043 | 688,794 | 2% | |||||||||
| LF % | 83% | 81% | 2 pts | |||||||||
| Passengers | 23,902,351 | 23,053,420 | 4% | |||||||||