Hawaiian Airlines Reports March Traffic Statistics

HONOLULU, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA), today announced its systemwide traffic statistics for the month of March and the year to date.

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SYSTEM WIDE OPERATIONS

       

MARCH

2013

2012

% Change

PAX

855,746

776,659

10.2%

RPMS (000)

1,146,261

925,632

23.8%

ASMS (000)

1,410,110

1,090,189

29.3%

LF

81.3%

84.9%

(3.6 pts.)

YEAR-TO-DATE

2013

2012

% Change

PAX

2,398,846

2,218,530

8.1%

RPMS (000)

3,210,632

2,631,442

22.0%

ASMS (000)

3,965,778

3,141,341

26.2%

LF

81.0%

83.8%

(2.8 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. Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 daily jet flights 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

INVESTOR RELATIONS, Susan Donofrio, Sr. Director, 908.719.3206, Susan.Donofrio@HawaiianAir.com, or

MEDIA, Keoni Wagner, VP, 808.838.6778, Keoni.Wagner@HawaiianAir.com