Spirit Airlines Reports March 2014 Traffic

MIRAMAR, Fla. (April 7, 2014) – Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) today reported its preliminary traffic results for March 2014.

Traffic (revenue passenger miles) in March 2014 increased 19.6 percent versus March 2013 on a capacity (available seat miles) increase of 18.1 percent. Load factor for March 2014 was 89.0 percent, an increase of 1.1 points as compared to March 2013. Spirit’s preliminary completion factor for March 2014 was 99.4 percent.

For the first quarter 2014, traffic increased 23.6 percent on a capacity increase of 21.0 percent. Load factor for the first quarter 2014 was 86.9 percent, an increase of 1.8 pts as compared to the first quarter 2013. The Company estimates total revenue per available seat mile (RASM) for the first quarter 2014 decreased approximately 2.5 percent as compared to the same period last year.

The following table summarizes Spirit’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.