HONOLULU, October 12, 2000 -- In systemwide service during September 2000, Hawaiian Airlines recorded Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) of 440,725,000, an increase of 16.8 percent from 377,389,000 RPMs reported for the same month in 1999.
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) in September 2000 were 599,903,000, an increase of 13.9 percent from 526,816,000 ASMs recorded in September 1999.
Systemwide Load Factor (LF) in September 2000 was 73.5 percent, an increase of 1.9 points from 71.6 percent in September 1999.
Hawaiian carried 480,733 passengers in September 2000, an increase of 10.9 percent from 433,595 passengers reported for September 1999.
Third Quarter
During the third quarter of 2000, Hawaiian Airlines recorded RPMs of 1,531,340,000, an increase of 16.1 percent from 1,318,710,000 RPMs reported for the same quarter in 1999.
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) during the third quarter were 1,894,115,000, an increase of 15.3 percent from 1,642,412,000 ASMs recorded during the third quarter of 1999.
Systemwide Load Factor (LF) during the 2000 third quarter was 80.8 percent, an increase of 0.5 points from 80.3 percent during the same period in 1999.
Hawaiian carried 1,660,003 passengers during the third quarter of 2000, an increase of 8.5 percent from 1,530,388 passengers reported for the third quarter of 1999.
Year-to-date
For the first nine months of 2000, Hawaiian Airlines recorded RPMs of 4,299,315,000, an increase of 18.8 percent from 3,618,160,000 RPMs reported for the same period in 1999.
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) through September in 2000 were 5,418,031,000, an increase of 16.4 percent from 4,655,210,000 ASMs recorded during the same period in 1999.
Systemwide Load Factor (LF) during the first nine months of 2000 was 79.4 percent, an increase of 1.7 points from 77.7 percent during the same period in 1999.
Hawaiian carried 4,785,077 passengers during the first nine months of 2000, an increase of 11.4 percent from 4,294,052 passengers reported for the same period in 1999.
RPM = one paying passenger transported one mile
ASM = one seat transported one mile
LF = percentage of seating capacity utilized