Spirit Airlines Reports April 2006 Traffic

Spirit Airlines reports April 2006 traffic. Spirit carried 457,171 passengers, which was 3% less than April 2005. Spirit achieved an 80.5% load factor, which was 3.0% higher than last April. Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) reached 421,421,000 and Available Seat Miles (ASMs) reached 523,226,000.

“This April, we achieved a higher load factor on fewer available seat miles compared to last April which illustrates the terrific customer response to our network strategy,” said Ben Baldanza, president and chief operating officer of Spirit Airlines. “As we look toward the busy summer travel season, I’m pleased with the advanced bookings and even more excited about the fall when we will have completed our fleet transition to all Airbus aircraft with the youngest fleet in the Americas!”

                Spirit Airlines April 2006 Traffic Figures                                        2006                2005 ———————————————————————-                                  April     YTD       April     YTD ———————————————————————- Passengers Carried              457,171 1,728,080   458,437 1,791,810 ———————————————————————- RPM’s (000)                     421,421 1,614,780   435,768 1,727,150 ———————————————————————- ASM’s (000)                     523,226 2,013,917   557,496 2,143,998 ———————————————————————- Load Factor                       80.5%     80.2%     78.2%     80.6% ———————————————————————-                                     Month Change         YTD Change ———————————————————————-                                 Amount       %       Amount       % ———————————————————————- Passengers Carried               (1,266)   -0.3%    (63,730)   -3.6% ———————————————————————- RPM’s (000)                     (14,347)   -3.3%   (112,370)   -6.5% ———————————————————————- ASM’s (000)                     (34,269)   -6.1%   (130,081)   -6.1% ———————————————————————- Load Factor                         2.3     3.0%       (0.4)   -0.5% ———————————————————————-  Table excludes charter activity. 

About Spirit Airlines

Fort Lauderdale-based Spirit Airlines, with hubs in Detroit and Fort Lauderdale, offers service to 30 cities in the United States, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean.

Spirit Airlines offers low fares without compromise. Spirit’s full-frill, low fare service includes new airplanes with all leather seats, coach and business class and also offers one of the most attractive frequent flier programs on the planet with no blackouts and seats available on every flight.

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