RENO, Nev., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Reno Air, Inc. (Nasdaq: RENO; PCX: RNO)
today announced a record load factor of 73.2% for the month of June, which is
an increase of 5.2 load factor points over June, 1996.  The airline carried
505,047 passengers, an all-time company record.  This represents an increase
of 15 % over the same period last year.  During the month of June, Reno Air
flew 293,080,350 revenue passenger miles (RPMs) with a capacity of 400,476,824
available seat miles (ASMs).
    Reno Air posted a record 69.1% load factor for the second quarter of 1997,
reflecting an increase of 3.2 load factor points over the same period last
year.  The low fare, full service airline carried 1,404,943 passengers, an
increase of 8% over the second quarter of 1996, and flew 802,507,685 RPMs with
a capacity of 1,161,783,983 ASMs.
    "We are extremely pleased with our record June and second quarter traffic
results," said Reno Air President and CEO Robert Reding.  "It is exciting to
see the significant load factor improvement following our summer schedule
change which includes new non-stop service and additional frequencies from our
newly expanded Las Vegas hub to Albuquerque, Los Angeles, San Diego, Colorado
Springs, Tucson, San Jose and Reno/Tahoe."

               RENO AIR JUNE AND SECOND QUARTER TRAFFIC STATISTICS

                       June         Pct.  Three Months Ended June 30   Pct.
                  1997      1996   Change       1997         1996    Change

    RPMs (000)  293,080   269,399    9%        802,508      769,876    4%
    ASMs (000)  400,477   396,011    1%      1,161,784    1,169,078   (1%)
    Load
     Factor (%)  73.2      68.0   5.2 points    69.1         65.9   3.2 points
    Passengers  505,047   439,706   15%      1,404,943    1,298,135    8%

                     RENO AIR YEAR-TO-DATE TRAFFIC STATISTICS

                      Six Months Ended    Six Months Ended      Percent
                       June 30, 1997       June 30, 1996       Change

    RPMs (000)           1,525,126           1,415,080            8%
    ASMs (000)           2,278,595           2,116,424            8%
    Load Factor (%)           66.9                66.9        no change
    Passengers           2,677,818           2,396,099           12%

    Reno Air celebrated its fifth anniversary on July 1, and currently serves
23 cities with 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 less
than seven 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.

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