US Airways Reports Record October Load Factor

TEMPE, Ariz.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced October and year-to-date 2011 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 4.9 billion, down 1.5 percent versus October 2010. Mainline capacity was 5.9 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 1.7 percent versus October 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was a record 83.7 percent for the month of October, up 0.1 points versus October 2010.

“Our October consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 10 percent versus the same period last year.”

US Airways’ President Scott Kirby said, “Our October consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 10 percent versus the same period last year.”

For the month of October, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 85.3 percent with a completion factor of 99.5 percent.

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