RENO, Nev., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Reno Air, Inc. (Nasdaq: RENO; PCX: RNO)
today announced a 66.9% load factor for April, which is an increase of
2.4 load factor points over April, 1996. The low fare, full service airline
carried 442,189 passengers, and flew 252,040,704 revenue passenger miles
(RPMs), an increase of 3.2 % over the same period last year, with a capacity
of 376,549,433 available seat miles (ASMs).
"We are very pleased with our traffic growth, which was achieved in
conjunction with generally higher fare levels prevalent on the West Coast this
year," said Robert Reding, Reno Air President and CEO. "We're encouraged by
April's traffic results and advance bookings, as well as a moderation of jet
fuel prices.
"We are also excited about our summer schedule effective May 22, which
includes new non-stop service from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, San Diego and
Albuquerque, new daily round trip service between Ontario, California and
Reno/Tahoe, and additional flights from Anchorage and Tucson."
RENO AIR TRAFFIC STATISTICS
APRIL 1997 APRIL 1996 PERCENT CHANGE
RPMs (000) 252,041 244,257 3.2
ASMs (000) 376,549 378,617 (0.5)%
Load Factor (%) 66.9 64.5 2.4 points
Passengers 442,189 423,807 4.3%
YEAR-TO-DATE
PERIOD ENDED APRIL 30
APRIL 30,1997 APRIL 30, 1996 PERCENT CHANGE
RPMs (000) 974,659 889,462 9.6%
ASMs (000) 1,493,361 1,325,963 12.6%
Load Factor (%) 65.3 67.1 (1.8) points
Passengers 1,715,064 1,521,771 12.7%
Reno Air currently serves 24 cities, and operates nearly 200 daily
scheduled departures. The carrier's fleet of 30 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and
MD-90 series jets has an average age of approximately six years. Reno Air
offers everyday low fares, advance seat assignments, frequent flyer programs,
a spacious first class cabin, "EZtrip" ticketless travel and full
participation in all major computer reservation systems.
SOURCE Reno Air Inc.
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CONTACT:
Annie Turner, Corporate Communications,
702-686-3833, or Madeleine Lamprecht, Investor Relations,
702-686-3667, both of Reno Air
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