Republic Airways Reports May 2013 Traffic

Republic Airways Holdings has reported preliminary passenger traffic results for May 2013, which number 1.7 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a decrease of 1% from May 2012, on a 2% reduction in capacity. Block hours were 6% greater than the same period in 2012. Consolidated load factor increased one point to 84% from May 2012. Republic Airways carried 2.8 million passengers in May, an 8% increase from the prior year.