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Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Releases October Performance Data

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Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Memphis, Tennessee. (PRNewsFoto/Pinnacle Airlines Corp.)

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) today released capacity and operational results for its subsidiaries for October 2011.

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	*October 2011 Performance*
	2011	2010	Change
Passengers	1,700,576	1,727,509	(1.6)%
Available Seat Miles (000)	932,070	961,805	(3.1)%
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)	723,854	741,423	(2.4)%
Load Factor	77.7%	77.1%	0.6 pts.
Block Hours	63,127	66,603	(5.2)%
Departures	42,356	45,003	(5.9)%
Stage Length	406	413	(1.7)%

Fleet
CRJ-200	142	145	(2.1)%
CRJ-900	57	57	0.0 %
Q400	30	16	87.5 %
SAAB 340	50	65	(23.1)%


	*Year-To-Date Performance*
	2011*	2010*	Change
Passengers	16,904,911	13,306,376	27.0 %
Available Seat Miles (000)	9,836,905	7,562,288	30.1 %
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)	7,376,793	5,573,899	32.3 %
Load Factor	75.0%	73.7%	1.3 pts.
Block Hours	685,508	556,437	23.2 %
Departures	444,748	375,729	18.4 %
Stage Length	416	397	4.8 %

*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 7,800 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 80 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.