HONOLULU, July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines,
Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) ("Hawaiian"), today announced its system-wide traffic statistics for
the month of June, second quarter, and 2018 year-to-date.
Hawaiian welcomed more than 1.04 million guests in June 2018, a record for the month of June and
an increase of 2.9% over the same period last year. Total traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 4.6% on an increase
of 4.3% in capacity (available seat miles). Load factor increased 0.2 points to 87.8%.
For the second quarter ended June 30, 2018, Hawaiian welcomed more than 3.01 million guests, a
record for the second quarter and an increase of 4.6% over the same period last year. Total traffic increased 5.7% on an
increase of 6.0% in capacity. Load factor decreased 0.3 points to 86.3%.
The table below summarizes June, second quarter, and year-to-date traffic statistics compared to the respective prior-year
periods.
SYSTEM-WIDE OPERATIONS1
JUNE
|
2018
|
2017
|
% CHANGE
|
PAX
|
1,045,740
|
1,015,992
|
2.9%
|
RPMs (000)
|
1,500,894
|
1,434,804
|
4.6%
|
ASMs (000)
|
1,708,871
|
1,637,903
|
4.3%
|
LF
|
87.8%
|
87.6%
|
0.2 pts.
|
|
|
|
|
SECOND QUARTER
|
2018
|
2017
|
% CHANGE
|
PAX
|
3,018,346
|
2,886,219
|
4.6%
|
RPMs (000)
|
4,333,178
|
4,099,260
|
5.7%
|
ASMs (000)
|
5,020,026
|
4,735,492
|
6.0%
|
LF
|
86.3%
|
86.6%
|
(0.3) pts.
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR-TO-DATE
|
2018
|
2017
|
% CHANGE
|
PAX
|
5,909,868
|
5,590,287
|
5.7%
|
RPMs (000)
|
8,363,961
|
7,897,750
|
5.9%
|
ASMs (000)
|
9,751,523
|
9,257,843
|
5.3%
|
LF
|
85.8%
|
85.3%
|
0.5 pts.
|
|
|
PAX
|
Passengers transported
|
RPM
|
Revenue Passenger Mile; one paying passenger transported one
mile
|
ASM
|
Available Seat Mile; one seat transported one mile
|
LF
|
Load Factor; percentage of seating capacity filled
|
|
1 Includes the operations of contract carriers under
capacity purchase agreements.
|
About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 14 years (2004-2017) as reported by the U.S.
Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and TripAdvisor have
placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.
Now in its 89th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian
offers non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (12) than any other airline, along with service from
Japan, South Korea, China,
Australia, New Zealand, American
Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 170 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of
more than 250 daily flights system-wide.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at
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For media inquiries, please visit Hawaiian Airlines' online newsroom.
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