Virgin America Reports August 2016 Operational Results
September 09 2016 - 11:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America
Inc. (NASDAQ: VA) today reported its preliminary operational
results for August 2016. The
airline's traffic (measured in revenue passenger miles) increased
19.9 percent on capacity (measured in available seat miles) that
was 16.4 percent higher from the same month in 2015.
Load factor was 86.1 percent, an increase of 2.5 points from
August 2015. The number of onboard
passengers increased 14.8 percent from the same month last
year.
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August
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August Year to
Date
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2016
|
2015
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Change
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2016
|
2015
|
Change
|
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|
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|
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Revenue Passenger
Miles (000)
|
1,144,309
|
954,152
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19.9%
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8,089,165
|
6,900,203
|
17.2%
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Available Seat
Miles (000)
|
1,328,747
|
1,141,438
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16.4%
|
9,619,757
|
8,290,283
|
16.0%
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Passenger Load
Factor
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86.1%
|
83.6%
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2.5pts
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84.1%
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83.2%
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0.9pts
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Onboard Passengers
(000)
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744
|
648
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14.8%
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5,354
|
4,614
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16.0%
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About Virgin America: Known for its mood-lit
cabins, three beautifully designed classes of service and
innovative fleetwide amenities — like touch-screen personal
entertainment, WiFi and power outlets at every seat, Virgin America
has built a loyal following of flyers and earned a host of awards
since launching in 2007 — including being named the "Best U.S.
Airline" in Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice
Awards for the past eight consecutive years and "Best Domestic
Airline" in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards
for the past nine consecutive years. For more:
www.virginamerica.com
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