Air Wisconsin Reports December Traffic

APPLETON, Wis., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC), reports traffic for December 2006.


AWAC operates as US Airways Express, scheduling nearly 500 departures per day to 69 cities in 26 states and two Canadian provinces. The fleet includes 70 Canadair Regional Jets.


Statistics reflect AWAC’s transition to a single-fleet regional jet operation in April 2006.

  TRAFFIC STATISTICS

Month of December

2006 2005 Change

Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 161,278 170,730 -5.5%
Available Seat Miles (000) 253,318 265,637 -4.6%
Passenger Load Factor 63.7 64.3 -0.60 pts
Passengers Enplaned 425,418 458,486 -7.2%

Year to Date

2006 2005 Change

Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 2,240,773 2,727,763 -17.9%
Available Seat Miles (000) 3,159,133 3,683,744 -14.2%
Passenger Load Factor 70.9 74.0 -3.10 Pts.
Passengers Enplaned 5,790,368 6,858,767 -15.6%


Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC), operating as the largest privately held regional airline in the United States, also performs ground- handling services for United Express and Northwest Airlines. Additional information can be found at http://www.airwis.com/ .