NEWS RELEASE
Honolulu – go! today reported its December 2008 traffic figures which included a 67.12% load factor, up from 65.79% for the same period in 2007. Last month go! recorded 58,833 passenger enplanements, a 14.4% increase over the 51,419 passengers carried in December 2007. The airline also generated 13.23 million available seat miles and 8.88 million revenue passenger miles versus 11.40 million available seat miles and 7.50 million revenue passenger miles in December 2007.
go! also reported its 2008 year-end traffic figures and noted significant growth over its 2007 operations, including a 17.16% increase in revenue passenger miles, a 16.32% increase in available seat miles, a 15.18% increase in total passenger enplanements and a 0.5% increase in total load factor.
Dec Results |
Dec-08 |
Dec-07 |
Change |
RPM (000) |
8,881 |
7,504 |
18.35% |
ASM (000) |
13,232 |
11,406 |
16.01% |
Passengers Carried |
58,833 |
51,419 |
14.42% |
Load Factor |
67.12% |
65.79% |
+ 1.3 pts |
|
Year-to-Date Results |
YTD 08 |
YTD 07 |
Change |
RPM (000) |
116,294 |
99,262 |
17.16% |
ASM (000) |
171,896 |
147,778 |
16.32% |
Passengers Carried |
796,507 |
691,533 |
15.18% |
Load Factor |
67.65% |
67.17% |
+ 0.5 pts |
“We are extremely pleased that in spite of falling tourism and a difficult economic environment, go! posted a significant increase in all traffic related categories in December versus last year ,” said Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein. “Unlike the conventional view regarding the economy in general, we are optimistic 2009 will be a year of continuing progress and opportunity for go!. At our current pace, go! will soon celebrate flying our 2,000,000th passenger. In June we will begin our 4th year serving the people and communities of Hawai’i bringing families and friends together with the best service at the lowest possible cost. In addition we look forward to the conclusion of our settlement agreement and the rebranding of go! under the Aloha name,” Mr. Ornstein said. “We thank all of our passengers who travel with us every day and have demonstrated their support this past year, as well as all of our people who do a truly great job providing outstanding service.”
Paul Skellon, VP go! said,” As a result of stronger than anticipated traffic in recent months and the encouraging trend in advanced bookings, we have decided to add another aircraft to our fleet beginning this spring. We are now finalizing the new schedule and expect to add service in each of our markets of Kahului, Maui; Kona and Hilo, the Big Island and Lihue, Kaua’i.” Mr. Skellon added,” The addition of another aircraft is a further demonstration of our commitment to the people and businesses of Hawai’i.”
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