Republic Airways Reports September 2009 Traffic

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INDIANAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ: RJET), today reported preliminary passenger
traffic results for September 2009. The Company generated 927.7 million revenue
passenger miles (RPMs), a 10.7% increase from the same month last year, while
available seat miles (ASMs) increased 10.2%. Block hours were 61,476 in
September 2009, a 8.3% increase from September 2008. Load factor was 73.6%
versus 73.2% in September 2008. A total of 1,766,817 passengers were carried
during the month, a 7.8% increase from the same month last year.

September

2009 2009 2009 2008
Fixed-Fee Branded Total Total Change
RPMs (000s) 750,532 177,161 927,693 838,281 10.7%
ASMs (000s) 1,026,182 234,835 1,261,016 1,144,791 10.2%
Block Hours 51,553 9,922 61,476 56,763 8.3%
Load Factor 73.1% 75.4% 73.6% 73.2% 0.3 pp
Passengers 1,483,927 282,890 1,766,817 1,638,227 7.8%

Quarter to Date

2009 2009 2009 2008
Fixed-Fee Branded Total Total Change
RPMs (000s) 2,537,415 419,693 2,957,108 2,456,925 20.4%
ASMs (000s) 3,279,135 538,670 3,817,804 3,290,132 16.0%
Block Hours 166,416 22,359 188,775 183,293 3.0%
Load Factor 77.4% 77.9% 77.5% 74.7% 2.8 pp
Passengers 4,907,811 669,167 5,576,978 4,884,439 14.2%

Year to Date

2009 2009 2009 2008
Fixed-Fee Branded Total Total Change
RPMs (000s) 7,402,877 419,693 7,822,570 7,596,332 3.0%
ASMs (000s) 9,998,742 538,670 10,537,411 10,261,006 2.7%
Block Hours 521,539 22,359 543,898 533,283 2.0%
Load Factor 74.0% 77.9% 74.2% 74.0% 0.2 pp
Passengers 14,479,510 669,167 15,148,677 14,840,337 2.1%

Branded operations in 2009 include all operations for Midwest Airlines beginning
August 1st and Mokulele Airlines beginning July 1st. Any of the Company`s
operations on behalf of Midwest Airlines and Mokulele Airlines prior to these
dates are included as Fixed-Fee operations. Frontier Airlines traffic is not
included in the above traffic numbers.

Republic Airways Holdings, based in Indianapolis, Indiana is an airline holding
company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Lynx Aviation, Midwest
Airlines, Mokulele Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America, collectively
"the airlines." The airlines offer scheduled passenger service on approximately
1,800 flights daily to 126 cities in 47 states, Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica
under branded operations at Frontier, Midwest and Mokulele, and through
fixed-fee airline services agreements with five major U.S. airlines. The
fixed-fee flights are operated under an airline partner brand, such as
AmericanConnection, Continental Express, Delta Connection, United Express, and
US Airways Express. The airlines currently employ over 11,000 aviation
professionals and operate 294 aircraft.

Republic Airways Holdings
Timothy P. Dooley, 317-487-4308

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