Spirit Airlines Reports July 2006 Traffic

Spirit Airlines reports July 2006 traffic. Spirit carried 472,726 passengers, which was -0.9% less than July 2005. Spirit achieved an 82.9% load factor, which was -1.4% lower than last July. Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) reached 423,563,000 and Available Seat Miles (ASMs) reached 511,043,000.

“We are pleased that our focus on Revenue per Available Seat Mile versus load factor continues to be a success,” said Ben Baldanza, president and chief executive officer of Spirit Airlines. “In a few short weeks, our transition to an all new Airbus fleet will be complete giving Spirit the youngest fleet of Airbus aircraft in the Americas. Customers can depend on Spirit for sweet, new planes, low fares, and terrific destinations like Boston coming August 15th.”

                Spirit Airlines July 2006 Traffic Figures                                        2006                2005 ———————————————————————-                                  July      YTD       July      YTD ———————————————————————- Passengers Carried             472,726  3,000,578  476,782  3,085,995 ———————————————————————- RPM’s (000)                    423,563  2,751,902  448,852  2,942,755 ———————————————————————- ASM’s (000)                    511,043  3,395,524  533,988  3,607,349 ———————————————————————- Load Factor                       82.9%      81.0%    84.1%      81.6% ———————————————————————-                                           Month Change    YTD Change ———————————————————————-                                          Amount    %    Amount     % ———————————————————————- Passengers Carried                       (4,056) -0.9%  (85,417) -2.8% ———————————————————————- RPM’s (000)                             (25,289) -5.6% (190,853) -6.5% ———————————————————————- ASM’s (000)                             (22,945) -4.3% (211,825) -5.9% ———————————————————————- Load Factor                                (1.2) -1.4%     (0.6) -0.7% ———————————————————————-  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 low fare, full-frills 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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