HOUSTON, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExpressJet Holdings today announced traffic and capacity results for June 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 758 million, and available seat miles (ASM) flown were 937 million. ExpressJet's June load factor was 80.9%. The company flew 63,438 block hours and operated 32,889 departures during the month.
Branded Flying
During the month, ExpressJet branded RPMs totaled 187 million on 236 million ASMs, resulting in a June load factor of 79.2%. The company flew 13,653 block hours and operated 7,167 departures during the month. The average stage length in the branded operation was 660 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 175 destinations in North America and the Caribbean with approximately 1,500 departures per day. Operations include capacity purchase and pro-rate agreements for mainline carriers; providing clients customized 50-seat charter options; 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 June 30, 2008 Contract(1) Branded System Revenue Passenger Miles (millions) 758 187 952 Available Seat Miles (ASM) (millions) 937 236 1,188 Passenger Load Factor 80.9% 79.2% 80.1% Block Hours 63,438 13,653 78,017 Departures 32,889 7,167 40,665 Stage Length 588 660 599 Year to Date Contract(1) Branded System Revenue Passenger Miles (millions) 4,266 1,001 5,303 Available Seat Miles (ASM) (millions) 5,431 1,523 7,030 Passenger Load Factor 78.5% 65.7% 75.4% Block Hours 371,523 88,617 465,112 Departures 193,129 45,792 242,165 Stage Length 580 667 595 (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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