HOUSTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExpressJet Holdings today announced traffic and capacity results for April 2008 for its ExpressJet Airlines subsidiary. The results include statistics for both contract and branded operations. The contract operation consists of flying for Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines under capacity purchase agreements and ExpressJet's charter (corporate aviation) service. The branded operation includes flying under the ExpressJet name and pro-rate flying for Delta Air Lines.
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During the month, ExpressJet revenue passenger miles (RPM) under contract flying totaled 742 million, and available seat miles (ASM) flown were 942 million. ExpressJet's April load factor was 78.8%. The company flew 64,097 block hours and operated 33,571 departures during the month.
Branded Flying
During the month, ExpressJet branded RPMs totaled 148 million on 235 million ASMs, resulting in an April load factor of 63.0%. The company flew 13,548 block hours and operated 7,062 departures during the month. The average stage length in the branded operation was 668 miles.
About ExpressJet
ExpressJet Holdings operates several divisions designed to leverage the management experience, efficiencies and economies of scale present in its subsidiaries, including ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. and ExpressJet Services, LLC. ExpressJet Airlines serves 166 destinations in North America and the Caribbean with approximately 1,450 departures per day. Operations include capacity purchase and pro-rate agreements for mainline carriers; providing clients customized 50-seat charter options; training services through its world-class facility in Houston, Texas; and ExpressJet branded flying, providing non-stop service to markets concentrated in the West, Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States. ExpressJet Services is the North American partner to three major European original equipment manufacturers and provides composite, sheet metal, interior and thrust reverser repairs throughout five facilities in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.expressjet.com/.
EXPRESSJET HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES PRELIMINARY STATISTICS Month Ending April 30, 2008 Contract(1) Branded System Revenue Passenger Miles (millions) 742 148 895 Available Seat Miles (ASM) (millions) 942 235 1,186 Passenger Load Factor 78.8% 63.0% 75.5% Block Hours 64,097 13,548 78,133 Departures 33,571 7,062 40,884 Stage Length 579 668 595 Year to Date Contract(1) Branded System Revenue Passenger Miles (millions) 2,755 646 3,425 Available Seat Miles (ASM) (millions) 3,560 1,048 4,661 Passenger Load Factor 77.4% 61.6% 73.5% Block Hours 245,259 61,215 309,989 Departures 127,234 31,464 161,008 Stage Length 578 668 594 (1) Excludes charter since statistics on charter aircraft do not provide meaningful data for forecasting and are not reviewed by management.
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