Hawaiian Airlines Reports April 2018 Traffic Statistics

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May 07, 2018, 04:01 ET

HONOLULU, May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) ("Hawaiian"), today announced its system-wide traffic statistics for the month ended April 30, 2018.

Hawaiian welcomed more than 961 thousand guests in April 2018, a record for the month of April and an increase of 6.3% over the same period last year. Total traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 7.1% on an increase of 7.3% in capacity (available seat miles). Load factor decreased 0.1 points to 85.2%.

The table below summarizes April and year-to-date traffic statistics compared to the respective prior-year periods.

SYSTEM-WIDE OPERATIONS¹

APRIL	2018	2017	% CHANGE
PAX	961,431	904,048	6.3%
RPMS (000)	1,386,621	1,295,039	7.1%
ASMS (000)	1,627,927	1,517,745	7.3%
LF	85.2%	85.3%	(0.1) pts.

YEAR-TO-DATE	2018	2017	% CHANGE
PAX	3,852,953	3,608,150	6.8%
RPMS (000)	5,417,404	5,093,531	6.4%
ASMS (000)	6,359,424	6,040,099	5.3%
LF	85.2%	84.3%	0.9 pts.


PAX	Passengers transported
RPM	Revenue Passenger Miles; one paying passenger transported one mile
ASM	Available Seat Miles; one seat transported one mile
LF	Load Factor; percentage of seating capacity filled

¹Includes the operations of contract carriers under capacity purchase agreements.

About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 14 years (2004-2017) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.

Now in its 89^th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 170 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 250 daily flights system-wide.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow Hawaiian's Twitter updates (@HawaiianAir), become a fan on Facebook (Hawaiian Airlines), and follow us on Instagram (hawaiianairlines). For career postings and updates, follow Hawaiian's LinkedIn page.

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