US Airways Reports July 2013 Traffic Results

TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) today announced its July and year-to-date 2013 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 6.4 billion, up 6.8 percent versus July 2012. Mainline capacity was 7.3 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 5.1 percent versus July 2012. Mainline passenger load factor was 88.1 percent for the month of July, up 1.4 points versus July 2012.

US Airways’ President Scott Kirby said, “Our July consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately five percent versus the same period last year. Notwithstanding the operational challenges created by high load factors and difficult summer weather conditions, our 32,000 team members continue to do a tremendous job of taking care of our customers.”

For the month of July, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 74.0 percent with a completion factor of 98.8 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended July 31, 2013 and 2012, consisting of mainline-operated flights as well as US Airways Express flights operated by wholly owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.