CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: GLUX) today announced preliminary passenger traffic results for the month of September 2013.



                               SEPTEMBER 2013 AND YEAR TO DATE STATISTICS


                                            Sep-13                      Sep-12                   Change
                                            ------                      ------                   ------

    Passengers Enplaned                               38,958                     46,186                 (15.6) %

    Revenue Passenger Miles
     (000)                                            10,973                     14,223                 (22.9) %

    Available Seat Miles (000)                        27,630                     32,980                 (16.2) %

    Load Factor                                         39.7%                      43.1% (3.4) pts

    RASM (cents)                                       34.92                      34.77                    0.4 %


                                           YTD 2013                    YTD 2012                  Change
                                           --------                    --------                  ------

    Passengers Enplaned                              360,949                    413,535                 (12.7) %

    Revenue Passenger Miles
     (000)                                           104,273                    131,290                 (20.6) %

    Available Seat Miles (000)                       266,569                    300,497                 (11.3) %

    Load Factor                                         39.1%                      43.7% (4.6) pts

    RASM (cents)                                       33.70                      34.23                  (1.5) %

Great Lakes is providing scheduled passenger service at 45 airports in thirteen states with a fleet of Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias and Beechcraft 1900D regional airliners. Additional information is available at http://www.flygreatlakes.com/ including a current route map at http://www.flygreatlakes.com/route_map/route_map.htm.

All scheduled flights are operated under the Great Lakes Airlines marketing identity in conjunction with code-share agreements with United Airlines and/or Frontier Airlines at our Denver, Los Angeles and Phoenix hubs. Great Lakes Airlines also operates a hub in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN.



    Contact:                  Michael Matthews, VP Finance/CFO

                              (307) 432-7000

SOURCE Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.