EX-99.1 2 trafficreport2016september.htm SEPTEMBER 2016 TRAFFIC Exhibit



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Exhibit 99.1
Spirit Airlines Reports September 2016 Traffic

MIRAMAR, Fla., (October 11, 2016) - Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) today reported its preliminary traffic results for September 2016.

Traffic (revenue passenger miles) in September 2016 increased 15.2 percent versus September 2015 on a capacity (available seat miles) increase of 14.4 percent. Load factor for September 2016 was 80.9 percent, an increase of 0.6 percentage points compared to September 2015.
Preliminary Traffic Results
 
September 2016

September 2015

Change

Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (000)
1,670,359
1,449,436
15.2
 %
Available seat miles (ASMs) (000)
2,065,128
1,805,160
14.4
 %
Load factor
80.9
%
80.3
%
0.6 pts

Passenger flight segments
1,685,395
1,436,862
17.3
 %
Average stage length (miles)
972
990
(1.8
)%
Total departures
12,090
10,818
11.8
 %
 
 
 
 
 
YTD 2016

YTD 2015

Change

Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (000)
16,219,093
13,267,314
22.2
 %
Available seat miles (ASMs) (000)
18,909,627
15,540,759
21.7
 %
Load factor
85.8
%
85.4
%
0.4 pts

Passenger flight segments
16,268,396
13,270,745
22.6
 %
Average stage length (miles)
978
982
(0.4
)%
Total departures
111,495
95,240
17.1
 %

Preliminary Systemwide Operational Performance
 
 
September 2016

On-Time Performance1
 
85.2
%
Completion Factor
 
99.5
%

1Total percentage of flights arriving within 14 minutes of scheduled arrival time.

About Spirit Airlines:
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