Hawaiian Airlines Reports April Traffic Statistics

HONOLULU, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA), today announced its system-wide traffic statistics for the month of April and the year to date.

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SYSTEM-WIDE OPERATIONS

APRIL


2013


2012


% CHANGE


PAX


772,346


720,747


7.2%


RPMS (000)


1,049,111


882,489


18.9%


ASMS (000)


1,353,540


1,074,731


25.9%


LF


77.5%


82.1%


(4.6 pts.)










YEAR-TO-DATE


2013


2012


% CHANGE


PAX


3,171,192


2,939,277


7.9%


RPMS (000)


4,259,743


3,513,931


21.2%


ASMS (000)


5,319,319


4,216,072


26.2%


LF


80.1%


83.3%


(3.2 pts.)










PAX

Passengers transported


RPM

Revenue Passenger Miles; one paying passenger transported one mile


ASM

Available Seat Miles; one seat transported one mile


LF

Load Factor; percentage of seating capacity filled


About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past nine years (2004-2012) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.

Now in its 84th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. mainland. Hawaiian offers nonstop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, and Tahiti. New nonstop service will begin between Honolulu and Taipei, Taiwan on July 9, 2013 and, subject to government approvals, between Honolulu and Beijing, China in April 2014.  Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian (@HawaiianAir) and its special fare offers (@HawaiianFares), and become a fan on its Facebook page (Hawaiian Airlines).

SOURCE Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.

Ashlee Kishimoto, Investor Relations, Sr. Director, (808) 838-5421, ashlee.kishimoto@hawaiianair.com, or Susan Donofrio, Investor Relations, Sr. Director, (908) 719-3206, susan.donofrio@hawaiianair.com, or Keoni Wagner, Media Affairs, VP - Public Affairs, (808) 838-6778, keoni.wagner@hawaiianair.com