US Airways Reports March Traffic Results

TEMPE, Ariz., Apr 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) —

US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced March and year-to-date 2011 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.1 billion, up 3.9 percent versus March 2010. Mainline capacity was 6.1 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 3.6 percent versus March 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was 83.4 percent, up 0.2 points versus March 2010.

US Airways’ President Scott Kirby said, “Our March consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 9 percent versus the same month last year. For 2010 our ranking in the annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR) report improved to first among the major network airlines. I would like to thank and congratulate our 32,000 team members, who continue to deliver an outstanding customer experience.”

For the month of March, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) was 82.9 percent with a completion factor of 99.3 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, consisting of mainline operated flights as well as US Airways Express flights operated by wholly owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.