Spirit Airlines Releases Traffic Results for October 2001; Overall Numbers Up Year to Date.Business & Travel Editors FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2001 Spirit Airlines today reported October 2001 Traffic. Year-to-date, Spirit has produced growth in all traffic figures. Spirit's load factor is up 2.1 percent, passengers carried is up 24 percent, revenue passenger miles is up nearly 29 percent and 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. have increased more than 26 percent. For the month of October 2001, load factor was 60.7 percent and passengers carried were 145,893 for the month. Revenue Passenger Miles decreased 27.5 percent for the month, but the airline remains up in this category by 28.8 percent for the year. Available Seat Miles were down 19.3 percent for the month over the same time last year, but are up 26.1 percent for the year to date. "We remain hopeful that the holidays will spur families and friends to reunite and return to air travel," said Ned Homfeld chairman and founder of Spirit Airlines. "We have increased our schedule in November and anticipate improved traffic as we embark upon the holiday season. We look forward to a true season of togetherness and are pleased that Spirit will be able to bring families and friends together during the upcoming holidays," said Homfeld.
Spirit Airlines October 2001 Traffic Figures
2001 2000 Month Change YTD Change
Oct. YTD Oct. YTD Amount % Amount %
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RPMs 152,406 2,898,429 210,211 2,251,120 (57,805) -27.5% 647,310 28.8%
(000)
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ASMs 250,973 3,829,950 310,954 3,036,305 (59,981) -19.3% 793,644 26.1%
(000)
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Passengers
Carried
145,893 2,875,645 214,484 2,319,445 (68,591) -32.0% 556,200 24.0%
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Load
Factor 60.7% 75.7% 67.6% 74.1% (6.9) -10.2% 1.6 2.1%
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Table excludes charter activity.
About Spirit Airlines Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. , Spirit Airlines links major Northern and Midwestern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. cities to popular destinations in Florida, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , California, and the Caribbean. Embarking on its 11th year of offering low-fare service, Spirit Airlines serves Chicago/O'Hare, Detroit, NY/LaGuardia, Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. , N.J., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Oakland, Calif., Myrtle Beach, S.C., San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. and the Florida cities of; Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers Fort Myers, city (1990 pop. 45,206), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc. 1905. It has a tourist trade and light industry and is a shipping point for citrus fruits, winter vegetables, flowers (especially , Orlando, West Palm Beach and Tampa. The airline flies a fleet of modern aircraft and operates scheduled and charter service. Spirit's low fares never require an advance purchase or a minimum stay. Low one-way fares are always available. Reservations can be made online at http://www.spiritair.com, by calling 1-800-772-7117 or en espanol at 1-800-756-7117, or through local travel agents. Editors Note: Spirit executives are available for interview. |
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