US Airways Group, Inc. Reports September Traffic

6 October 2005

US Airways Group, Inc.
(NYSE: LCC) today reported traffic statistics for the month of September 2005.
For America West operated flights, revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the
month were a record 1.9 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent from September
2004. Capacity was a record 2.5 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up
1.4 percent from September 2004. The passenger load factor for September was
75.6 percent versus 76.5 percent in September 2004.
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For US Airways mainline operated flights, RPMs for September 2005 were
2.9 billion, a decrease of 4.0 percent from September 2004. Capacity was
4.0 billion ASMs, down 6.6 percent from September 2004. The passenger load
factor for the month of September was a record 72.6 percent up from
70.7 percent in September 2004.
"In the month leading up to our September 27 merger, both airlines
reported strong revenue results as US Airways revenue per available seat mile
(RASM) began an impressive recovery combined with the continued revenue
strength in the old America West route network. RASM at both airlines was up
over 10 percent on a year-over-year basis," said Scott Kirby, executive vice
president, sales and marketing. "Additionally, both airlines posted
impressive operational numbers. America West operated flights reported an
on-time percentage of 86.6 percent and US Airways-operated flights ran at an
86.3 percent on-time rate, a testament to the dedication of the nearly 38,000
employees that make up the new US Airways."
Until US Airways operates under one certificate, data regarding America
West and US Airways operated flights will continue to be reported separately.
Additionally, US Airways Express wholly-owned regional carriers and US
Airways' MidAtlantic Airways division will continue to report separate data.
US Airways Group, Inc., consisting of America West, US Airways mainline and US
Airways Express combined operational information will also be reported.
The following summarizes America West, US Airways, US Airways Express and
US Airways Group, Inc. combined September, third quarter and year-to-date
traffic results for 2005 and 2004:

America West Traffic Statistics

SEPTEMBER RESULTS 2005 2004 % Change

REVENUE PSGR MILES (000) 1,859,916 1,857,743 0.1
Domestic* 1,811,205 1,814,991 -0.2
International** 48,711 42,752 13.9

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) 2,460,999 2,427,667 1.4
Domestic* 2,386,352 2,361,598 1.0
International** 74,647 66,069 13.0

LOAD FACTOR (%) 75.6 76.5 -0.9 PTS
ENPLANEMENTS 1,730,530 1,691,261 2.3

QUARTER ENDING 9/30 2005 2004 % Change

REVENUE PSGR MILES (000) 6,334,334 6,226,611 1.7
Domestic* 6,109,205 6,059,011 0.8
International** 225,129 167,600 34.3

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) 7,875,480 7,646,062 3.0
Domestic* 7,576,754 7,423,926 2.1
International** 298,726 222,136 34.5

LOAD FACTOR (%) 80.4 81.4 -1.0 PTS
ENPLANEMENTS 5,801,794 5,555,391 4.4

YEAR-TO-DATE 2005 2004 % Change

REVENUE PSGR MILES (000) 18,391,549 17,448,179 5.4
Domestic* 17,683,234 16,893,634 4.7
International** 708,315 554,545 27.7

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) 22,932,018 22,550,316 1.7
Domestic* 22,012,576 21,814,360 0.9
International** 919,442 735,956 24.9

LOAD FACTOR (%) 80.2 77.4 2.8 PTS
ENPLANEMENTS 16,725,612 15,796,066 5.9

*United States and Canada
**Latin America

US Airways Traffic Statistics

SEPTEMBER RESULTS 2005 2004 % Change

REVENUE PSGR MILES (000) 2,871,199 2,991,263 -4.0
Domestic* 1,996,290 2,149,221 -7.1
International** 874,909 842,042 3.9

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) 3,954,468 4,232,564 -6.6
Domestic* 2,817,428 3,133,721 -10.1
International** 1,137,040 1,098,843 3.5

LOAD FACTOR (%) 72.6 70.7 1.9 PTS
ENPLANEMENTS 2,854,252 2,933,132 -2.7

QUARTER ENDING 9/30 2005 2004 % Change

REVENUE PSGR MILES (000) 10,255,445 10,665,914 -3.8
Domestic* 7,177,715 7,621,274 -5.8
International** 3,077,730 3,044,640 1.1

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) 13,224,677 13,714,703 -3.6
Domestic* 9,423,059 9,961,679 -5.4
International** 3,801,618 3,753,024 1.3

LOAD FACTOR (%) 77.5 77.8 -0.3 PTS
ENPLANEMENTS 10,109,722 10,442,830 -3.2

YEAR-TO-DATE 2005 2004 % Change

REVENUE PSGR MILES (000) 30,629,189 30,455,366 0.6
Domestic* 22,392,468 22,200,914 0.9
International** 8,236,721 8,254,452 -0.2

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) 40,227,988 40,224,105 0.0
Domestic* 29,782,450 29,712,472 0.2
International** 10,445,538 10,511,632 -0.6

LOAD FACTOR (%) 76.1 75.7 0.4 PTS
ENPLANEMENTS 31,464,769 31,366,154 0.3

*United States and Canada
**Trans-Atlantic and Latin America

US Airways Express Traffic Statistics

SEPTEMBER RESULTS 2005 2004 % Change

REVENUE PSGR MILES (000) 271,637 184,625 47.1

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) 467,101 324,392 44.0

LOAD FACTOR (%) 58.2 56.9 1.3 PTS
ENPLANEMENTS 742,103 580,386 27.9

QUARTER ENDING 9/30 2005 2004 % Change

REVENUE PSGR MILES (000) 931,680 586,263 58.9

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) 1,468,365 923,337 59.0

LOAD FACTOR (%) 63.5 63.5 0.0 PTS
ENPLANEMENTS 2,494,770 1,899,322 31.4

YEAR-TO-DATE 2005 2004 % Change

REVENUE PSGR MILES (000) 2,649,377 1,373,021 93.0

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) 4,191,438 2,275,675 84.2

LOAD FACTOR (%) 63.2 60.3 2.9 PTS
ENPLANEMENTS 7,140,738 5,070,419 40.8

US Airways Group, Inc. Combined Traffic Statistics, Sept. 27 - 30, 2005

SEPTEMBER RESULTS 2005 2004 % Change

REVENUE PSGR MILES (000) 667,700 676,705 -1.3
Domestic* 553,371 569,912 -2.9
International** 114,329 106,793 7.1

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) 924,102 943,339 -2.0
Domestic* 774,464 798,512 -3.0
International** 149,638 144,827 3.3

LOAD FACTOR (%) 72.3 71.7 0.6 PTS
ENPLANEMENTS 722,372 719,818 0.4

*United States and Canada
**Trans-Atlantic and Latin America

For the month of September 2005, America West will report its domestic
on-time performance of 86.8 percent and its completion factor of 98.7 percent
to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). US Airways will also report
to the DOT its domestic on-time performance of 86.3 percent and its completion
factor of 98.5 percent.

US Airways and America West's recent merger creates the fifth largest
domestic airline employing nearly 38,000 aviation professionals. US Airways,
US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 4,000 flights
per day and serve more than 225 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the
Caribbean and Latin America. This press release and additional information on
US Airways can be found at http://www.usairways.com or http://www.americawest.com. (LCCT)

US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance, which was established in 1997
as the first truly global airline alliance to offer customers global reach and
a smooth travel experience. The other members are Air Canada, Air New
Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa,
Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Spanair, TAP Portugal, Thai Airways
International, United and VARIG Brazilian Airlines. South African Airways and
SWISS will be integrated during the next 12 months. Overall, member carriers
of the Star Alliance offer more than 15,000 daily flights to 795 destinations
in 139 countries.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain of the statements contained herein should be considered
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be
identified by words such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate,"
"believe," "estimate," "plan," "could," "should," and "continue" and similar
terms used in connection with statements regarding the outlook of US Airways
Group (the "Company"), expected fuel costs, the RASM environment, and expected
financial performance. Such statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction
involving America West Holdings Corporation and US Airways Group, including
future financial and operating results, the combined companies' plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not
historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and
expectations of the Company's management and are subject to significant risks
and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results and financial
position to differ materially from these statements. Such risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the ability of
the Company to obtain and maintain any necessary financing for operations and
other purposes (including compliance with financial covenants); the ability of
the Company to maintain adequate liquidity; the impact of changes in fuel
prices; the impact of economic conditions; changes in prevailing interest
rates; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the ability of
the companies to attract and retain customers; the ability of the Company to
obtain and maintain commercially reasonable terms with vendors and service
providers; the cyclical nature of the airline industry; competitive practices
in the industry, including significant fare restructuring activities by major
airlines; labor costs; security-related and insurance costs; weather
conditions; government legislation and regulation; relations with unionized
employees generally and the impact and outcome of the labor negotiations; the
impact of global instability including the potential impact of current and
future hostilities, terrorist attacks, infectious disease outbreaks or other
global events; the impact of the resolution of remaining claims in US Airways
Group's Chapter 11 proceedings; the ability of the Company to fund and execute
its business plan following the Chapter 11 proceedings and the merger; and
other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the companies'
reports to the SEC. There may be other factors not identified above of which
the Company is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the
forward-looking statements, and may also cause actual results to differ
materially from those discussed. The Company assumes no obligation to
publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results,
changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such estimates
other than as required by law. Additional factors that may affect the future
results of the Company are set forth in the filings of US Airways Group and
America West Holdings with the SEC, which are available at http://www.usairways.com
and http://www.americawest.com, respectively.

-LCC-