HONOLULU – go! Mokulele today reported preliminary traffic figures for June 2010 and noted it generated 11.40 million available seat miles and 8.09 million revenue passenger miles versus 13.45 million available seat miles and 9.59 million revenue passenger miles in June 2009. go! Mokulele recorded a 71 percent load factor compared to 71 percent for the same period in 2009 while passenger enplanements were 61,962 compared to 67,150 passengers carried in June 2009.

 

June Results                                   Jun-10        Jun-09       Change 

Revenue Passenger Miles (000)         8,090           9,559       -15.37%               

Available Seat Miles (000)                 11,401         13,445      -15.20%               

Passengers Carried                          61,962          67,150     -7.73%                 

Load Factor                                     70.96%         71.10%     (0.1) pts

                                                                                                                                            

Year-to-date Results                        YTD 10     YTD 09     Change   

Revenue Passenger Miles (000)         42,753        52,661     -18.81%               

Available Seat Miles (000)                 63,708        79,220     -19.58%               

Passengers Carried                          322,911       363,217   -11.10%               

Load Factor                                     67.11%        66.47%    0.6 pts

 

“For the past four years, go! Mokulele has consistently brought competition to Hawai’i, bringing lower airfares and the ability for the state’s friends, families and business people to visit each other more frequently,” said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa Air Group, Inc. CEO.  “We are optimistic that while confidence returns to the travel market this summer, our convenient schedules and low fares will continue to make an important contribution to the growth and development of business throughout the stateI would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Hawai’i for their continued support and our partners and all the team at go! Mokulele for their commitment and hard work,” he continued.

On June 9, 2010, go! Mokulele celebrated its fourth anniversary of service as Hawai’i’s Low Fare Airline.  The company estimates since its entry into the market lower airfares have saved passengers over half a billion dollars.