Exhibit 99.2
Spirit Airlines Reports December 2017 Traffic
MIRAMAR, Fla., (January 16, 2018) - Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) today reported its preliminary traffic results for December 2017.
Traffic (revenue passenger miles) in December 2017 increased 14.8 percent versus December 2016 on a capacity (available seat miles) increase of 14.7 percent. Load factor for December 2017 was 80.4 percent, an increase of 0.1 percentage points compared to December 2016.
Preliminary Traffic Results
December 2017 | December 2016 | Change | ||||
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (000) | 2,142,124 | 1,865,536 | 14.8 | % | ||
Available seat miles (ASMs) (000) | 2,664,031 | 2,322,528 | 14.7 | % | ||
Load factor | 80.4 | % | 80.3 | % | 0.1 pts | |
Passenger flight segments | 2,052,023 | 1,857,612 | 10.5 | % | ||
Average stage length (miles) | 1,037 | 986 | 5.2 | % | ||
Total departures | 14,199 | 13,312 | 6.7 | % | ||
YTD 2017 | YTD 2016 | Change | ||||
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (000) | 24,605,512 | 21,581,611 | 14.0 | % | ||
Available seat miles (ASMs) (000) | 29,592,819 | 25,494,645 | 16.1 | % | ||
Load factor | 83.1 | % | 84.7 | % | (1.6) pts | |
Passenger flight segments | 24,183,070 | 21,618,039 | 11.9 | % | ||
Average stage length (miles) | 999 | 979 | 2.0 | % | ||
Total departures | 165,449 | 149,514 | 10.7 | % |
Preliminary Operational Performance
December 2017 | |||
On-Time Performance1 | 80.4 | % | |
Systemwide Completion Factor | 98.7 | % |
1As defined by the Department of Transportation
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