Air Wisconsin January traffic up 19 percent.APPLETON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 1996--Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp., operating as United Express, reported its January traffic. Revenue passenger miles Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) is a measure of a passenger traffic for an airline flight, bus, or train calculated by multiplying the total number of revenue-paying passengers aboard the vehicle by the distance traveled measured in miles. increased 19 percent while available seat miles Available seat miles (ASM) is a measure of an airline flight's passenger carrying capacity. It is equal to the number of seats available multiplied by the number of miles flown. This measures an airlines capacity for transporting passengers. increased 38.4 percent from the same month in 1995. As a result, the passenger load factor for the month was 44.6 percent compared to 51.8 percent for December, 1995, a decrease of 7.2 points. "The combination of bad weather in the Midwest, East and heavy snow in Aspen aspen, in botany aspen: see willow. Aspen, city, United States Aspen (ăs`pən), city (1990 pop. 5,049), alt. 7,850 ft (2,390 m), seat of Pitkin co., S central Colo. in the early part of January negatively affected our traffic for the month," stated Geoff Crowley, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Air Wisconsin Air Wisconsin is an airline based in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, or AWAC, is the largest privately held regional and commuter airline which operates regional jet flights as US Airways Express under contract to US Airways, serving around 70 . Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. operates 14 BAe 146 jets as United Express feeding United's Chicago and Denver hubs. -0-
TRAFFIC STATISTICS
Month of January
1996 1995 Change
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Revenue Passenger Miles 36,294,477 30,492,579 19.0%
Available Seat Miles 81,439,768 58,830,236 38.4%
Passenger Load Factor 44.6 51.8 -7.2pts.
Passengers Enplaned 135,638 145,322 -6.7%
CONTACT: Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp., Appleton Geoff Crowley, 414/749-4188 |
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