Hawaiian Airlines Reports March Traffic Statistics

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Apr 04, 2013, 08:00 ET

HONOLULU, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA), today announced its systemwide traffic statistics for the month of March and the year to date.

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SYSTEMWIDE OPERATIONS

MARCH	2013	2012	% Change
PAX	855,746	776,659	10.2%
RPMS (000)	1,146,261	925,632	23.8%
ASMS (000)	1,410,110	1,090,189	29.3%
LF	81.3%	84.9%	(3.6 pts.)

YEAR-TO-DATE	2013	2012	% Change
PAX	2,398,846	2,218,530	8.1%
RPMS (000)	3,210,632	2,631,442	22.0%
ASMS (000)	3,965,778	3,141,341	26.2%
LF	81.0%	83.8%	(2.8 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

About Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past nine years (2004-2012) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.

Now in its 84^th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. mainland. Hawaiian offers nonstop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, and Tahiti. New nonstop service will begin between Honolulu and Taipei, Taiwan on July 9, 2013. Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 daily jet flights between the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian (@HawaiianAir) and its special fare offers (@HawaiianFares), and become a fan on its Facebook page (Hawaiian Airlines).

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