MILWAUKEE, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) today reported October performance data for Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect.
Midwest Air Group, Inc. – Performance ReportOctober
2006 2005 % Change
MIDWEST AIR GROUP
Scheduled Service Revenue
Passenger Miles (000s) 335,337 285,858 17.3
Scheduled Service Available
Seat Miles (000s) 438,466 420,806 4.2
Total Available Seat Miles (000s) 441,229 425,641 3.7
Load Factor (%) 76.5% 67.9 8.6 pts.
Revenue Yield (estimate) $0.1507 $0.1465 2.8
Passenger Revenue per
Schd. Svc. ASM (estimate) $0.1152 $0.0995 15.8
Total Revenue per Total
ASM (estimate) $0.1298 $0.1114 16.5
Number of Flights 9,181 9,169 0.1
Into-plane Fuel Cost per
Gallon (estimate) $2.09 $2.61 (19.9)MIDWEST AIRLINES OPERATIONS
Origin & Destination Passengers 296,372 257,997 14.9Scheduled Service Revenue
Passenger Miles (000s) 312,981 264,415 18.4
Scheduled Service Available
Seat Miles (000s) 406,492 388,177 4.7
Total Available Seat
Miles (000s) 409,255 393,012 4.1
Load Factor (%) 77.0% 68.1% 8.9 pts.
Revenue Yield (estimate) $0.1337 $0.1269 5.3
Passenger Revenue per Schd.
Svc. ASM (estimate) $0.1029 $0.0865 19.0
Total Revenue per Total
ASM (estimate) $0.1196 $0.1004 19.1
Average Passenger Trip
Length (miles) 1,056 1,025 3.0
Number of Flights 4,583 4,183 9.6
Into-plane Fuel Cost
per Gallon (estimate) $2.09 $2.61 (20.1)MIDWEST CONNECT OPERATIONS
Origin & Destination Passengers 69,079 69,418 (0.5)
Scheduled Service Revenue
Passenger Miles (000s) 22,356 21,443 4.3
Scheduled Service Available
Seat Miles (000s) 31,974 32,629 (2.0)
Total Available Seat Miles (000s)
31,974 32,629 (2.0)
Load Factor (%) 69.9% 65.7% 4.2 pts.
Revenue Yield (estimate) $0.3885 $0.3878 0.2
Passenger Revenue per
Schd. Svc. ASM (estimate) $0.2716 $0.2549 6.6
Total Revenue per Total
ASM (estimate) $0.3026 $0.2807 7.8
Average Passenger Trip Length (miles) 324 309 4.8
Number of Flights 4,598 4,986 (7.8)
Into-plane Fuel Cost per
Gallon (estimate) $2.13 $2.63 (18.7)Ten Months Ended
October 31,
2006 2005 % Change
MIDWEST AIR GROUP
Scheduled Service Revenue
Passenger Miles (000s) 3,417,210 2,786,417 22.6
Scheduled Service Available
Seat Miles (000s) 4,440,529 3,880,277 14.4
Total Available Seat
Miles (000s) 4,491,041 3,926,284 14.4
Load Factor (%) 77.0% 71.8% 5.2 pts.
Revenue Yield (estimate) $0.1439 $0.1350 6.6
Passenger Revenue per
Schd. Svc. ASM (estimate) $0.1107 $0.0970 14.2
Total Revenue per Total
ASM (estimate) $0.1232 $0.1089 13.1
Number of Flights 92,175 88,048 4.7
Into-plane Fuel Cost per
Gallon (estimate) $2.18 $1.85 18.0MIDWEST AIRLINES OPERATIONS
Origin & Destination Passengers 3,024,155 2,488,958 21.5
Scheduled Service Revenue
Passenger Miles (000s) 3,197,252 2,584,081 23.7
Scheduled Service Available
Seat Miles (000s) 4,120,480 3,561,488 15.7
Total Available Seat
Miles (000s) 4,170,625 3,607,228 15.6
Load Factor (%) 77.6% 72.6% 5.0 pts.
Revenue Yield (estimate) $0.1281 $0.1174 9.1
Passenger Revenue per Schd.
Svc. ASM (estimate) $0.0994 $0.0852 16.7
Total Revenue per Total
ASM (estimate) $0.1138 $0.0991 14.9
Average Passenger Trip Length (miles) 1,057 1,038 1.8
Number of Flights 44,919 38,022 18.1
Into-plane Fuel Cost per
Gallon (estimate) $2.17 $1.84 18.2MIDWEST CONNECT OPERATIONS
Origin & Destination Passengers 694,412 689,632 0.7
Scheduled Service Revenue
Passenger Miles (000s) 219,958 202,336 8.7
Scheduled Service Available
Seat Miles (000s) 320,049 318,789 0.4
Total Available Seat Miles (000s) 320,416 319,056 0.4
Load Factor (%) 68.7% 63.5% 5.2 pts.
Revenue Yield (estimate) $0.3736 $0.3604 3.7
Passenger Revenue per
Schd. Svc. ASM (estimate) $0.2568 $0.2288 12.2
Total Revenue per Total ASM (estimate) $0.2878 $0.2448 17.6
Average Passenger Trip Length (miles) 317 293 8.0
Number of Flights 47,256 50,026 (5.5)
Into-plane Fuel Cost per
Gallon (estimate) $2.22 $1.90 16.9
Note: All statistics exclude charter operations except total available seat miles, total revenue per total available seat miles and into-plane fuel cost. Numbers may not recalculate due to rounding.
Midwest Airlines features jet service throughout the United States, including Milwaukee’s most daily nonstop flights and best schedule to major destinations. Skyway Airlines, Inc. — its wholly owned subsidiary — operates as Midwest Connect, which offers connections to Midwest Airlines as well as point-to-point service between select markets on regional jet and turboprop aircraft. Together, the airlines offer service to 47 cities. More information is available at http://midwestairlines.com/.
