Mesa Air Group Reports December 2021 Operating Performance

PHOENIX -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESA) today reported Mesa Airlines' operating performance for December 2021.

Mesa Airlines reported 26,920 block hours in December 2021, a 3.8 percent increase from December 2020. Covid-19 and its impact on employee attendance was a primary factor behind Mesa's controllable completion factor of 93.05 percent and 97.89 percent for its American and United operations, respectively.

Operating statistics for December 2021 and fiscal year 2021 YTD are included in the table below.

	Dec-21	Dec-20	% Change	YTD

FY2022	YTD	FY2021	% Change	Block Hours

American	10,470	 	12,400	 	-15.6	%	33,129	 	31,368	 	5.6	%

United	16,221	 	13,316	 	21.8	%	52,294	 	37,389	 	39.9	%

DHL	229	 	217	 	5.3	%	655	 	490	 	33.7	%

Total	26,920	 	25,933	 	3.8	%	86,079	 	69,247	 	24.3	%

	Dec-21	Dec-20	% Change	YTD

FY2022	YTD

FY2021	% Change

Departures

American	5,621	 	6,303	 	-10.8	%	18,334	 	16,381	 	11.9	%

United	7,600	 	6,374	 	19.2	%	24,678	 	18,644	 	32.4	%

DHL	152	 	144	 	5.6	%	435	 	319	 	36.4	%

Total	13,373	 	12,821	 	4.3	%	43,447	 	35,344	 	22.9	%

Controllable Completion Factor*

American	93.05	%	99.87	%	-6.8	%	97.17	%	99.81	%	-2.6	%

United	97.89	%	100.00	%	-2.1	%	98.33	%	99.98	%	-1.7	%

Total Completion Factor*

American	91.47	%	98.15	%	-6.8	%	95.76	%	98.30	%	-2.6	%

United	96.62	%	98.75	%	-2.2	%	97.58	%	99.36	%	-1.8	%

Operating statistics month over month for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 and QTD are included in the table below.

	Dec-21	Nov-21	% Change	QTD

FY2022	QTD

FY2021	% Change

Block Hours

American	10,470	 	11,276	 	-7.1	%	33,129	 	31,368	 	5.6	%

United	16,221	 	16,969	 	-4.4	%	52,294	 	37,389	 	39.9	%

DHL	229	 	220	 	3.9	%	655	 	490	 	33.7	%

Total	26,920	 	28,465	 	-5.4	%	86,079	 	69,247	 	24.3	%

	Dec-21	Nov-21	% Change	QTD

FY2022	QTD

FY2021	% Change

Departures

American	5,621	 	6,339	 	-11.3	%	18,334	 	16,381	 	11.9	%

United	7,600	 	8,046	 	-5.5	%	24,678	 	18,644	 	32.4	%

DHL	152	 	147	 	3.4	%	435	 	319	 	36.4	%

Total	13,373	 	14,532	 	-8.0	%	43,447	 	35,344	 	22.9	%

Controllable Completion Factor*

American	93.05	%	98.58	%	-5.6	%	97.17	%	99.81	%	-2.6	%

United	97.89	%	98.48	%	-0.6	%	98.33	%	99.98	%	-1.7	%

Total Completion Factor*

American	91.47	%	97.70	%	-6.4	%	95.76	%	98.30	%	-2.6	%

United	96.62	%	98.01	%	-1.4	%	97.58	%	99.36	%	-1.8	%

*Controllable Completion Factor excludes cancellations due to weather and air traffic control

**Total Completion Factor includes all cancellations

About Mesa Air Group, Inc.

Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Mesa Air Group, Inc. is the holding company of Mesa Airlines, a regional air carrier providing scheduled passenger service to 120 cities in 42 states, the District of Columbia, the Bahamas, and Mexico as well as cargo services out of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. As December 31, 2021, Mesa operated a fleet of 166 aircraft with approximately 457 daily departures and 3,000 employees. Mesa operates all of its flights as either American Eagle, United Express, or DHL Express flights pursuant to the terms of capacity purchase agreements entered into with American Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, Inc., and DHL.

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