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    Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Releases September Performance Data

    Oct. 18, 2011
    Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Releases September Performance Data

    Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Releases September Performance Data

    PR Newswire

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 17, 2011

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) today released capacity and operational results for its subsidiaries for September 2011.

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    September 2011 Performance


    2011


    2010


    Change

    Passengers

    1,677,263


    1,519,619


    10.4 %

    Available Seat Miles (000)

    956,850


    955,993


    0.1 %

    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

    724,726


    667,452


    8.6 %

    Load Factor

    75.7%


    69.8%


            5.9 pts.

    Block Hours

    64,795


    66,608


    (2.7)%

    Departures

    43,014


    44,322


    (3.0)%

    Stage Length

    411


    422


    (2.6)%







    Fleet  






        CRJ-200

    142


    145


    (2.1)%

        CRJ-900

    57


    57


    0.0 %

        Q400

    30


    15


    100.0 %

        SAAB 340

    52


    66


    (21.2)%






    Year-To-Date Performance


    2011*


    2010*


    Change

    Passengers

    15,204,335


    11,578,867


    31.3 %

    Available Seat Miles (000)

    8,904,835


    6,600,483


    34.9 %

    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

    6,652,938


    4,832,476


    37.7 %

    Load Factor

    74.7%


    73.2%


             1.5 pts.

    Block Hours

    622,381


    489,835


    27.1 %

    Departures

    402,392


    330,726


    21.7 %

    Stage Length

    417


    395


    5.6 %










    *Pinnacle acquired Mesaba on July 1, 2010

    Pinnacle Airlines Corp. conducts the majority of its operations under capacity purchase agreements.  Fluctuations in total Passengers, Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), and Load Factor do not affect revenue earned by Pinnacle under these types of agreements.

    About Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

    Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL), a $1 billion airline holding company with 7,700 employees, is the parent company of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.; Mesaba Aviation, Inc.; and Colgan Air, Inc.  Flying as Delta Connection, United Express and US Airways Express, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. operating subsidiaries operate 199 regional jets and 82 turboprops on more than 1,540 daily flights to 188 cities and towns in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Belize.  Corporate offices are located in Memphis, Tenn., and hub operations are located at 11 major U.S. airports.  Visit www.pncl.com for more information.

    Contact:
    Joe Williams
    901-346-6162

    SOURCE Pinnacle Airlines Corp.