Republic Airways Reports August 2010 Traffic

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ/NM: RJET), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for August 2010. The Company generated 2.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 120% increase from the same month last year, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 109%. Block hours were 86,049 in August 2010, a 46% increase from August 2009. Consolidated load factor was 84% versus 79% in August 2009. Nearly three million passengers were carried during the month, a 70% increase from the same month last year.

The branded operations at Frontier Airlines¹ generated 1.21 billion RPMs in August 2010, an increase of 10% over August 2009 results. Capacity (ASMs) increased 9% to 1.38 billion in August 2010 compared to 1.27 billion in August 2009. Frontier also reported a record load factor for the sixth consecutive month. The load factor in August 2010 of 88% compared to 87% in August 2009. Frontier Airlines served 1.4 million passengers last month, a 5% increase from August 2009.

¹ All operation at Frontier Airlines and Midwest Airlines are now being reported as Frontier Airlines

Republic Airways Holdings, based in Indianapolis, Indiana is an airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Lynx Aviation, Midwest Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America, collectively “the airlines.” The airlines offer scheduled passenger service on approximately 1,600 flights daily to 126 cities in 47 states, Canada, Costa Rica, and Mexico under branded operations at Frontier and Midwest, and through fixed-fee airline services agreements with five major U.S. airlines. The fixed-fee flights are operated under an airline partner brand, such as AmericanConnection, Continental Express, Delta Connection, United Express, and US Airways Express. The airlines currently employ approximately 11,000 aviation professionals and operate 282 aircraft.