Hawaiian Airlines has announced performance statistics for the month and quarter ended 31 March 2018 which saw impressive growth.
Hawaiian welcomed more than 1 million guests in March 2018, a record for the month of March and an increase of 8.0% over the same period last year. Total traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 8.6% on an increase of 6.7% in capacity (available seat miles). Load factor increased 1.5 points to 86.5%.
For the first quarter ended March 31, 2018, Hawaiian welcomed nearly 2.9 million guests, a record for the first quarter and an increase of 6.9% over the same period last year. Total traffic increased 6.1% on an increase of 4.6% in capacity. Load factor increased 1.2 points to 85.2%.
The table below summarizes March and year-to-date traffic statistics compared to the respective prior-year periods.
SYSTEM-WIDE OPERATIONS1
MARCH
|
2018
|
2017
|
% CHANGE
|
PAX
|
1,018,741
|
943,363
|
8.0%
|
RPMS (000)
|
1,436,004
|
1,322,107
|
8.6%
|
ASMS (000)
|
1,659,260
|
1,554,953
|
6.7%
|
LF
|
86.5%
|
85.0%
|
1.5 pts.
|
YEAR-TO-DATE
|
2018
|
2017
|
% CHANGE
|
PAX
|
2,891,522
|
2,704,102
|
6.9%
|
RPMS (000)
|
4,030,783
|
3,798,492
|
6.1%
|
ASMS (000)
|
4,731,498
|
4,522,354
|
4.6%
|
LF
|
85.2%
|
84.0%
|
1.2 pts.
|
PAX
|
Passengers transported
|
RPM
|
Revenue Passenger Miles; one paying passenger transported one mile
|
ASM
|
Available Seat Miles; one seat transported one mile
|
LF
|
Load Factor; percentage of seating capacity filled
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1Includes the operations of contract carriers under capacity purchase agreements.
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