Virgin America Reports September 2015 Operational Results
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America Inc. (NASDAQ: VA) today reported its preliminary operational results for September 2015. The airline's traffic (measured in revenue passenger miles) increased 6.5 percent on capacity (measured in available seat miles) that was 8.1% higher from the same month in 2014.
Load factor was 78.1 percent, a decrease of 1.1 points from September 2014. The number of onboard passengers increased 13.9 percent from the same month last year.
| September |
September Year to Date |
|||||
| 2015 |
2014 |
Change |
2015 |
2014 |
Change |
|
| Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
814,617 |
764,564 |
6.5% |
7,714,820 |
7,602,768 |
1.5% |
| Available Seat Miles (000) |
1,043,050 |
965,253 |
8.1% |
9,333,333 |
9,196,355 |
1.5% |
| Passenger Load Factor |
78.1% |
79.2% |
(1.1) pts |
82.7% |
82.7% |
(0.0) pts |
| Onboard Passengers (000) |
562 |
494 |
13.9% |
5,177 |
4,888 |
5.9% |
About Virgin America: Known for its mood-lit cabins, three beautifully designed classes of service and innovative fleetwide amenities — like touch-screen personal entertainment, WiFi and power outlets at every seat, Virgin America has built a loyal following of flyers and earned a host of awards since launching in 2007 — including being named the "Best U.S. Airline" in Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards for the past seven consecutive years and "Best Domestic Airline" in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards for the past eight consecutive years. For more: www.virginamerica.com
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