Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Releases February Performance Data

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) today released capacity and operational results for its subsidiaries for February 2012.

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	February 2012 Performance
	2012		2011		Change
Passengers	1,328,593		1,246,785		6.6 %
Available Seat Miles (000)	811,212		849,329		(4.5)%
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)	569,064		560,995		1.4 %
Load Factor	70.1%		66.1%		4.1 pts.
Block Hours	54,352		60,382		(10.0)%
Departures	35,787		37,708		(5.1)%
Stage Length	411		429		(4.2)%
Fleet
CRJ-200	142		145		(2.1)%
CRJ-900	57		57		0.0 %
Q400	31		26		19.2 %
SAAB 340	31		56		(43.6)%

 

	Year-To-Date Performance
	2012		2011		Change
Passengers	2,634,761		2,626,099		0.3 %
Available Seat Miles (000)	1,636,969		1,811,080		(9.6)%
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)	1,122,918		1,189,088		(5.6)%
Load Factor	68.6%		65.7%		2.9 pts.
Block Hours	110,825		129,790		(14.6)%
Departures	72,813		80,296		(9.3)%
Stage Length	407		430		(5.3)%

 

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. conducts the majority of its operations under capacity purchase agreements.  Fluctuations in total Passengers, Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), and Load Factor do not affect revenue earned by Pinnacle under these types of agreements.

About Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL), a $1 billion airline holding company with 8,000 employees, is the parent company of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. and Colgan Air, Inc. Flying as Delta Connection, United Express and US Airways Express, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. operating subsidiaries operate 199 regional jets and 62 turboprops on more than 1,540 daily flights to 188 cities and towns in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Belize. Corporate offices are located in Memphis, Tenn., and hub operations are located at nine major U.S. airports. Visit www.pncl.com for more information.

Contact:

Joe Williams

901-346-6162 

SOURCE Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

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