US Airways Reports April 2013 Traffic Results

TEMPE, Ariz., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — US Airways Group, Inc. (LCC) today announced April and year-to-date 2013 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.3 billion, up 4.4 percent versus April 2012. Mainline capacity was 6.3 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 3.2 percent versus April 2012. Mainline passenger load factor was 84.0 percent for the month of April, up one point versus April 2012.

US Airways’ President Scott Kirby said, “Our April consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) decreased approximately four percent versus the same period last year. Despite the unpredictable operational challenges that were created by the sequester-related furloughs of Federal Aviation Administration employees, our 32,000 team members did an outstanding job of taking care of our customers. We are pleased that the situation is resolved and we have returned to a more normal operating environment.”

For the month of April, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 81.0 percent with a completion factor of 99.2 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, consisting of mainline-operated flights as well as US Airways Express flights operated by wholly owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.