DENVER,
April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT)
today announced preliminary traffic results for
March 2007. Revenue passenger
miles increased 11.5 percent to 821,335,000 for
March 2007 from the same
period last year. Available seat miles increased 17.9 percent to
1,068,833,000 for
March 2007 from the same period last year. This resulted in
a load factor for
March 2007 of 76.8 percent, a decrease of 4.5 points from
March 2006, when the airline reported a load factor of 81.3 percent. The
airline carried 866,004 passengers during
March 2007, a 12.2 percent increase
from
March 2006. The airline reported passenger yield of 11.72 cents for the
month of
March 2007, an increase of 5.7 percent from the same period last
year. Its passenger revenue per available seat mile was 9.01 cents, down
.01 or 0.1 percent from
March 2006. For the month of
March 2007, the
airline's average length of haul decreased 0.7 percent to 948 miles as
compared to the same period last year.
The following table represents comparisons for the month of March, quarter
ended and fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, year-over-year traffic results.
Increase/
March 2007 March 2006 (Decrease) Percent
Available Seat
Miles (ASM) 1,068,833,000 906,194,000 162,639,000 17.9%
Revenue Passenger
Miles 821,335,000 736,783,000 84,552,000 11.5%
Load Factor 76.8% 81.3% (4.5 points) N/A
Revenue Passengers
Carried 866,004 771,587 94,417 12.2%
**Passenger Yield
(cents) 11.72 11.09 .63 5.7%
**Passenger Revenue
Per ASM (cents) 9.01 9.02 (.01) (0.1%)
Average Length of
Haul 948 955 (7) (0.7%)
Three Months Three Months Increase/
Ended 3/31/07 Ended 3/31/06 (Decrease) Percent
Available Seat
Miles 2,937,034,000 2,559,519,000 377,515,000 14.7%
Revenue Passenger
Miles 2,089,189,000 1,881,737,000 207,452,000 11.0%
Load Factor 71.1% 73.5% (2.4 points) N/A
Revenue Passengers
Carried 2,222,524 1,979,887 242,637 12.3%
**Passenger Yield
(cents) 10.86 10.73 .13 1.2%
**Passenger Revenue
Per ASM (cents) 7.73 7.89 (.16) 2.0%
Average Length of
Haul 940 950 (10) (1.1%)
Fiscal Fiscal
Year-Ended Year-Ended Increase/
3/31/07 3/31/06 (Decrease) Percent
Available Seat
Miles 11,310,070,000 9,885,599,000 1,424,471,000 14.4%
Revenue Passenger
Miles 8,532,577,000 7,436,830,000 1,095,747,000 14.7%
Load Factor 75.4% 75.2% 0.2 points N/A
Revenue Passengers
Carried 9,140,157 7,763,835 1,376,322 17.7%
**Passenger Yield
(cents) 10.99 10.76 .23 2.1%
**Passenger Revenue
Per ASM (cents) 8.29 8.09 .20 2.5%
Average Length of
Haul 934 958 (24) (2.5%)
Frontier's fiscal year begins April 1 and ends March 31.
**Passenger yield and passenger revenue per available seat mile are
calculated from revenue derived only from the mainline revenue
passengers reported in this press release.
About Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Denver-based
Frontier Airlines. Currently in its 13th year of operations, Frontier
Airlines is the second-largest jet service carrier at Denver International
Airport, employing approximately 5,000 aviation professionals. With
57 aircraft and one of the youngest Airbus fleet in North America, Frontier
offers 24 channels of DIRECTV(R) service in every seatback along with
33 inches of legroom in an all coach configuration. In conjunction with its
regional jet fleet, operated by Horizon and Republic Airlines, Frontier offers
routes linking its Denver hub to 57 destinations including 48 U.S. cities in
30 states spanning the nation from coast to coast, eight cities in Mexico and
one city in Canada. In Nov. 2006, Frontier and AirTran announced a
first-of-its-kind integrated marketing partnership that offers travelers the
ability to reach more than 80 destinations across four countries with low
fares, aboard two of the youngest fleets in the industry. In Dec. 2006,
Frontier was designated "Best Low Cost Carrier" in the U.S. by the readers of
Business Traveler magazine. Frontier's maintenance department has received the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Diamond Award recognizing its advanced
training standards for eight consecutive years, from 1999 to 2006. For more
in-depth information on Frontier Airlines, please visit our Web site at
www.FrontierAirlines.com.
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limitation, the Company's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2006
and the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006.