INDIANAPOLIS—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for October 2015.

Republic Airways generated more than 962 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in October, down about 5 percent compared to the same period in 2014, with an 8 percent reduction in available seat miles (ASMs). Block hours declined 11 percent to about 58,000, and the load factor increased 2 percentage points compared to the same period last year. The Company carried more than 1.9 million passengers during the month, a 5 percent decrease compared to October 2014.