Spirit Airlines Reports May 2006 Traffic

Spirit Airlines reports May 2006 traffic. Spirit carried 381,462 passengers, which was 5.8% less than May 2005. Spirit achieved an 81.8% load factor, which was 0.8% lower than last May. Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) reached 341,073,000 and Available Seat Miles (ASMs) reached 416,859,000.

“I’m more than pleased with our May results,” said Ben Baldanza, president and chief executive officer of Spirit Airlines. “May brought us our 29th city, San Francisco, as well as strong traffic throughout the system. The busy summer travel season is upon us and despite record high fuel prices, bookings are very strong as customers are choosing Spirit for their travel plans.”

                 Spirit Airlines May 2006 Traffic Figures                                        2006                2005 —————————— —————————————                                  May       YTD       May       YTD —————————— ——– ———- ——– ———- Passengers Carried             381,462  2,109,542  404,901  2,196,711 —————————— ——– ———- ——– ———- RPM’s (000)                    341,073  1,955,853  378,191  2,105,341 —————————— ——– ———- ——– ———- ASM’s (000)                    416,859  2,430,776  458,619  2,602,617 —————————— ——– ———- ——– ———- Load Factor                       81.8%      80.5%    82.5%      80.9% —————————— ——– ———- ——– ———-                                            Month Change    YTD Change ————————————– ——————————-                                          Amount    %    Amount     % ————————————– ——— —– ——— —– Passengers Carried                      (23,439) -5.8%  (87,169) -4.0% ————————————– ——— —– ——— —– RPM’s (000)                             (37,118) -9.8% (149,488) -7.1% ————————————– ——— —– ——— —– ASM’s (000)                             (41,760) -9.1% (171,841) -6.6% ————————————– ——— —– ——— —– Load Factor                                (0.7) -0.8%     (0.4) -0.5% ————————————– ——— —– ——— —–  Table excludes charter activity. 

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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.

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