EXHIBIT 99.1
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| Contact: | | Janice Monahan
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2004
AMERICA WEST REPORTS RECORD FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
PHOENIX — America West Airlines (NYSE:AWA) today reported traffic statistics for the month of February and year-to-date 2004. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for February 2004 were a record 1.7 billion, an increase of 12.7 percent from February 2003. Capacity for February 2004 was a record 2.3 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 11.1 percent from February 2003. The passenger load factor for the month of February was a record 71.8 percent versus 70.8 percent in February 2003.
“Although our year-over-year unit revenues were slightly down, we continue to post record load factors and experience demand growth that surpasses our capacity growth,” said Scott Kirby, executive vice president, marketing and sales. “Monday we inaugurated our fourth point-to-point transcontinental route between San Francisco and Boston. We’re excited about this growth plan given the appeal of our simplified fare structure and the popularity of the new first class fare restructure that we recently put into place.” more/...
America West Airlines
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The following summarizes America West’s February and year-to-date traffic results for 2004 and 2003:
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| | | Feb. 2004
| | Feb. 2003
| | % Change
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| Revenue Passenger Miles (000) | | | 1,669,095 | | | | 1,481,467 | | | | 12.7 | |
| Available Seat Miles (000) | | | 2,323,677 | | | | 2,091,224 | | | | 11.1 | |
| Load Factor (percent) | | | 71.8 | | | | 70.8 | | | 1.0 pts.
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| Enplanements | | | 1,550,814 | | | | 1,435,526 | | | | 8.0 | |
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| | | YTD 2004 | | YTD 2003 | | % Change |
| Revenue Passenger Miles (000) | | | 3,345,406 | | | | 3,032,272 | | | | 10.3 | |
| Available Seat Miles (000) | | | 4,791,568 | | | | 4,443,716 | | | | 7.8 | |
| Load Factor (percent) | | | 69.8 | | | | 68.2 | | | 1.6 pts.
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| Enplanements | | | 3,100,613 | | | | 2,911,477 | | | | 6.5 | |
America West Airlines is the nation’s second largest low-fare airline and the only carrier formed since deregulation to achieve major airline status. America West’s 13,000 employees serve nearly 55,000 customers a day in 93 destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.
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