US Airways Reports Record September Load Factor

US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced September, quarter and year-to-date 2011 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 4.9 billion, down 0.9 percent versus September 2010. Mainline capacity was 5.8 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 2.7 percent versus September 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was a record 83.6 percent for the month of September, up 1.5 points versus September 2010.

US Airways’ President Scott Kirby said, “Our September consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 14 percent versus the same period last year.”

For the month of September, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 80.7 percent with a completion factor of 99.1 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month, quarter and year-to-date ended September 30, 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.