HONOLULU, Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) ("Hawaiian"), today announced its system-wide traffic statistics for the month ended January 31, 2019.
Hawaiian welcomed more than 958,000 guests in January 2019, a decrease of 1.5 percent over the same period last year. Total traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 4.8 percent on an increase of 4.6 percent in capacity (available seat miles). Load factor increased 0.2 points to 84.3 percent.
The table below summarizes January statistics compared to the prior-year period.
SYSTEM-WIDE OPERATIONS1
JANUARY | 2019 | 2018 | % CHANGE |
PAX | 958,548 | 972,672 | (1.5%) |
RPMs (000) | 1,434,019 | 1,368,300 | 4.8% |
ASMs (000) | 1,700,850 | 1,626,056 | 4.6% |
LF | 84.3% | 84.1% | 0.2 pts |
PAX | Passengers transported |
RPM | Revenue Passenger Mile; one paying passenger transported one mile |
ASM | Available Seat Mile; one seat transported one mile |
LF | Load Factor; percentage of seating capacity filled |
1 | Includes the operations of contract carriers under capacity purchase agreements. |
About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 14 years (2004-2017) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.
Now in its 90th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (12) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 250 daily flights system-wide.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow Hawaiian's Twitter updates (@HawaiianAir), become a fan on Facebook (Hawaiian Airlines), and follow us on Instagram (hawaiianairlines). For career postings and updates, follow Hawaiian's LinkedIn page.
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