Air Wisconsin Reports May Traffic

Contact:  Kelly Lanpheer


(920) 749-7638
klanpheer@airwis.com






FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


June 2, 2005



  


 


            APPLETON, WI, — June 2, 2005 – Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC), operating as United Express, reports its May 2005 traffic.


            AWAC schedules approximately 500 departures per day to 73 cities in 28 states and three Canadian provinces. The fleet includes 70 Canadair Regional Jets and 14 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 3,700 people make up the AWAC team.


                       


TRAFFIC STATISTICS


 


Month of May


 


































 


2005


2004


Change


 


 


 


 


Revenue Passenger Miles (000)


257,388


240,894


6.8%


Available Seat Miles (000)


341,160


309,249


10.3%


Passenger Load Factor


75.4


77.9


-2.5 pts


Passengers Enplaned


615,598


555,340


10.9%


 


                       


Year to Date


 


































 


2005


2004


Change


 


 


 


 


Revenue Passenger Miles (000)


1,192,242


1,097,338


8.6%


Available Seat Miles (000)


1,643,798


1,493,646


10.1%


Passenger Load Factor


72.5


73.5


-1.0 pts.


Passengers Enplaned


2,952,196


2,752,204


7.3%


 

                                Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC) operates as the largest privately held regional airline in the United States