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Republic Airways Holdings Reports April 2015 Traffic

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08-May-2015 Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: RJET) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for April 2015.

The Company generated more than 967 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in April, virtually unchanged from the same period in 2014, with essentially the same number of available seat miles (ASMs). Block hours declined 4 percent to about 61,000, and the load factor decreased 1 percentage point compared to the same period last year. Republic Airways carried almost 1.9 million passengers during the month, virtually unchanged compared to April 2014.

April
2015 2014
Total Total Change
RPMs (000s) 967,552 971,901 0%
ASMs (000s) 1,217,410 1,217,092 0%
Block Hrs 60,769 63,206 -4%
LF % 79% 80% -1 pts
Passengers 1,887,626 1,879,435 0%
Departures 34,214 34,983 -2%
Year to Date
2015 2014
Total Total Change
RPMs (000s) 3,585,559 3,537,539 1%
ASMs (000s) 4,707,622 4,583,355 3%
Block Hrs 238,337 248,819 -4%
LF % 76% 77% -1 pts
Passengers 6,906,488 7,018,155 -2%
Departures 130,841 138,332 -5%

Republic Airways Holdings Inc., based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an airline holding company that owns Republic Airlines, Shuttle America and Chautauqua Airlines, collectively called "the airlines." The airlines operate a combined fleet of about 240 aircraft and offer scheduled passenger service with approximately 1,250 flights daily to about 100 cities in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean through fixed-fee flights operated under our major airline partner brands of American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express and US Airways Express. The airlines currently employ about 6,500 aviation professionals. For more about Republic Airways, please visit our website at www.rjet.com.