US Airways Reports Record August 2013 Load Factor

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced its August and year-to-date 2013 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 6.3 billion, up 6.3 percent versus August 2012. Mainline capacity was 7.1 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 5.6 percent versus August 2012. Mainline passenger load factor was a record 87.9 percent for the month of August, up 0.6 points versus August 2012.

US Airways’ President Scott Kirby said, “Our August consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately five percent versus the same period last year. As we wind down the busy summer travel period, I would like to thank our 32,000 team members for doing an outstanding job of taking care of our customers. Despite challenging weather conditions and high load factors, our team delivered phenomenal operating results throughout the summer and we look forward to continuing that trend into the fall.”

For the month of August, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 81.1 percent with a record completion factor of 99.4 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended August 31, 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.