Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Releases June Performance Data

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Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

Jul 15, 2011, 05:00 ET

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) today released capacity and operational results for its subsidiaries for June 2011.

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June 2011 Performance

2011*

2010*

Change

Passengers

1,866,231

1,162,204

60.6 %

Available Seat Miles (000)

1,013,605

627,791

61.5 %

Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

802,260

460,597

74.2 %

Load Factor

79.1%

73.4%

        5.7 pts.

Block Hours

70,774

48,696

45.3 %

Departures

46,507

33,261

39.8 %

Stage Length

410

377

8.8 %






Fleet  




    CRJ-200

145

126

15.1 %

    CRJ-900

57

16

256.3 %

    Q400

29

14

107.1 %

    SAAB 340

55

34

61.8 %



Year-To-Date Performance

2011*

2010*

Change

Passengers

9,711,910

6,442,335

50.8 %

Available Seat Miles (000)

5,872,734

3,524,784

66.6 %

Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

4,277,923

2,539,193

68.5 %

Load Factor

72.8%

72.0%

0.8 pts.

Block Hours

414,479

275,884

50.2 %

Departures

264,851

187,929

40.9 %

Stage Length

419

373

12.3 %







*Pinnacle acquired Mesaba on July 1, 2010

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. conducts the majority of its operations under capacity purchase agreements.  Fluctuations in total Passengers, Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), and Load Factor do not affect revenue earned by Pinnacle under these types of agreements.

About Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL), a $1 billion airline holding company with 7,700 employees, is the parent company of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.; Mesaba Aviation, Inc.; and Colgan Air, Inc.  Flying as Delta Connection, United Express and US Airways Express, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. operating subsidiaries operate 202 regional jets and 84 turboprops on more than 1,500 daily flights to 196 cities and towns in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Belize.  Corporate offices are located in Memphis, Tenn., and hub operations are located at 11 major U.S. airports.  Visit www.pncl.com for more information.

Contact:
Joe Williams
901-346-6162

SOURCE Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

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