Midwest Air Group Reports December Performancetitle
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc.
(Amex: MEH) today reported December performance data for Midwest Airlines and
Midwest Connect.
Midwest Air Group, Inc. -- Performance Report
Twelve Months Ended
December December 31,
2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
Midwest Airlines
Operations
Origin &
Destination
Passengers 252,894 188,009 34.5 3,009,082 2,226,679 32.3
Scheduled
Service
Revenue
Passenger
Miles (000s) 263,252 192,579 36.7 3,121,785 2,296,252 32.5
Scheduled
Service
Available
Seat Miles
(000s) 406,271 297,952 36.4 4,358,678 3,554,656 16.2
Total Available
Seat Miles
(000s) 413,988 303,749 36.3 4,417,682 3,685,372 13.3
Load Factor (%) 64.8% 64.6% 0.2 pts. 71.6% 64.6% 7.0 pts.
Revenue Yield
(estimate) $0.1266 $0.1171 8.1 $0.1193 $0.1216 (4.3)
Revenue per
Schd. Svc.
ASM (1)
(estimate) $0.0867 $0.0802 8.1 $0.0903 $0.0825 10.0
Average
Passenger
Trip Length
(miles) 1,041 1,024 1.6 1,037 1,031 0.1
Number of
Flights 4,286 3,138 36.6 46,492 37,391 18.7
Into-plane
Fuel Cost
per Gallon
(estimate) $1.83 $1.49 22.4 $1.85 $1.37 38.4
Midwest Connect
Operations
Origin &
Destination
Passengers 64,680 55,158 17.3 820,487 680,233 20.6
Scheduled
Service
Revenue
Passenger
Miles (000s) 19,734 16,666 18.4 242,210 203,895 18.8
Scheduled
Service
Available
Seat Miles
(000s) 31,905 30,729 3.8 381,983 362,505 5.4
Total Available
Seat Miles
(000s) 31,905 30,901 3.2 382,251 362,785 5.4
Load Factor (%) 61.9% 54.2% 7.7 pts. 63.4% 56.2% 7.2 pts.
Revenue Yield
(estimate) $0.3349 $0.3461 (3.2) $0.3606 $0.3680 (2.0)
Revenue per
Schd. Svc.
ASM (1)
(estimate) $0.2133 $0.1934 10.3 $0.2346 $0.2125 10.4
Average
Passenger
Trip Length
(miles) 305 302 1.0 295 300 (1.5)
Number of
Flights 4,816 4,774 0.9 59,550 56,599 5.2
Into-plane
Fuel Cost
per Gallon
(estimate) $1.92 $1.57 22.7 $1.91 $1.40 36.1
(1) Passenger, Cargo and Other Transport Related Revenue divided by
Scheduled Service ASMs.
Note: All statistics exclude charter operations except total available
seat miles and into-plane fuel cost. Numbers may not recalculate due to
rounding.
Midwest Airlines features jet service throughout the United States,
including Milwaukees most daily nonstop flights and best schedule to major
destinations. Skyway Airlines, Inc. -- its wholly owned subsidiary --
operates as Midwest Connect, which offers connections to Midwest Airlines as
well as point-to-point service between select markets on regional jet and
turboprop aircraft. Together, the airlines offer service to 47 cities,
including San Diego -- the airlines newest destination. More information is
available at http://www.midwestairlines.com .
