Contact: Kelly Lanpheer
(920) 749-7638
klanpheer@airwis.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 6, 2005
APPLETON, WI, — January 6, 2005 – Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC), operating as United Express, reports its December 2004 traffic. Year-to-date, AWAC enplaned nearly 1.3 million more passengers in 2004 versus 2003.
AWAC schedules more than 500 departures per day to 71 cities in 26 states and three Canadian provinces. The fleet includes 70 Canadair Regional Jets and 17 BAe-146 Jets. As United Express, AWAC feeds United Airlines at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Denver International Airport and Washington’s Dulles International. Approximately 3,900 people make up the AWAC team.
TRAFFIC STATISTICS
Month of December
| 2004 | 2003 | Change |
| | | |
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) | 247,414 | 205,056 | 20.7% |
Available Seat Miles (000) | 343,942 | 283,776 | 21.2% |
Passenger Load Factor | 71.9 | 72.3 | -0.4 pts. |
Passengers Enplaned | 616,349 | 553,008 | 11.5% |
Year to Date
| 2004 | 2003 | Change |
| | | |
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) | 2,907,676 | 2,210,692 | 31.5% |
Available Seat Miles (000) | 3,868,010 | 2,958,429 | 30.7% |
Passenger Load Factor | 75.2 | 74.7 | 0.5 pts. |
Passengers Enplaned | 7,157,821 | 5,865,638 | 22.0% |
