Republic Airways Reports October 2011 Traffic

Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ/NM: RJET), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for October 2011. The Company generated 1.7 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs), which was 3% lower than the same month last year, while capacity was down 4% at 2.1 billion available seat miles (ASMs). Block hours were 76,500 in October 2011, a decrease of 4% from October 2010. Consolidated load factor was 82% in October of 2011, versus 81% in the same month last year. Republic Airways carried 2.6 million passengers during the month, a 5% reduction from the same month last year.