MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Airlines Corp. today released capacity and operational results for its Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. subsidiary for December 2010.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110112/CL29411LOGO ) December Performance 2010 2009 Change ---- ---- ------ Passengers 812,167 867,612 (6.4)% Available Seat Miles (000) 459,023 497,627 (7.8)% Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 338,528 378,164 (10.5)% Load Factor 73.7% 76.0% (2.3) pts Block Hours 34,762 35,949 (3.3)% Departures 21,262 22,282 (4.6)% Fleet CRJ-200 126 126 0.0 % CRJ-900 16 16 0.0 % Year-To-Date Performance 2010 2009 Change ---- ---- ------ Passengers 10,537,364 10,770,780 (2.2)% Available Seat Miles (000) 6,009,188 6,108,609 (1.6)% Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 4,490,065 4,640,392 (3.2)% Load Factor 74.7% 76.0% (1.3) pts Block Hours 426,285 426,432 (0.0)% Departures 274,850 273,077 0.6 %
Pinnacle reports its total Passengers, Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), and Load Factor each month, even though fluctuations do not affect revenues received under capacity purchase agreements with Delta Air Lines, its mainline partner.
The average length of a Pinnacle flight was 413 statute miles compared to 428 statute miles in December 2009.
About Pinnacle Airlines Corp.
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. , an airline holding company, is the parent company of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.; Colgan Air, Inc.; and Mesaba Aviation, Inc. Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. operates a fleet of 142 regional jets as Delta Connection in the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Colgan Air, Inc. operates a fleet of 55 regional turboprops as Continental Connection, United Express and US Airways Express in the eastern United States and Canada, Texas and Louisiana. Mesaba Aviation, Inc. operates a fleet of 60 regional jets and 28 jet-prop aircraft as Delta Connection in the United States and Canada. Pinnacle Airlines Corp. operating subsidiaries fly 285 aircraft on more than 1,650 daily flights to 182 cities and towns in North America. The corporate headquarters is located in Memphis, Tenn. Airport hub operations are located in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Newark, Washington Dulles, Houston, Memphis, Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. Visit http://www.pncl.com/ for more information.
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