Virgin America reports July 2016 operational results

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Virgin America Inc today reported its preliminary operational results for July 2016.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Virgin America Inc today reported its preliminary operational results for July 2016.

The airline’s traffic (measured in revenue passenger miles) increased 20.5 percent on capacity (measured in available seat miles) that was 18.4 percent higher from the same month in 2015.


Load factor was 87.1 percent, an increase of 1.5 points from July 2015. The number of onboard passengers increased 18.6 percent from the same month last year.

July July Year to Date
2016 2015 Change 2016 2015 Change

Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,165,429 967,299 20.5% 6,944,856 5,946,052 16.8%
Available Seat Miles (000) 1,338,028 1,130,021 18.4% 8,291,469 7,148,845 16.0%
Passenger Load Factor 87.1% 85.6% 1.5pts 83.8% 83.2% 0.6pts
Onboard Passengers (000) 758 639 18.6% 4,611 3,967 16.2%

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