CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (OTC:GLUX) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLUX) today announced preliminary passenger traffic results for the month of December 2008 and year ending December 31, 2008. DECEMBER 2008 AND YEAR TO DATE STATISTICS Dec-08 Dec-07 Change Passengers Enplaned 43,576 45,197 (3.6)% Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 12,315 12,124 1.6 % Available Seat Miles (000) 31,416 25,701 22.2% Load Factor 39.2% 47.2% (8.0) pts RASM (cents) 31.26 30.00 4.2 % YTD 2008 YTD 2007 Change Passengers Enplaned 569,844 578,773 (1.5)% Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 154,655 157,144 (1.6)% Available Seat Miles (000) 360,636 318,524 13.2 % Load Factor 42.9% 49.3% (6.4) pts RASM (cents) 31.24 29.82 4.8 % Great Lakes is providing scheduled passenger service at 59 airports in seventeen states with a fleet of Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias and Raytheon/Beech 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.pdf. 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, Phoenix, Kansas City, MO and Ontario, CA hubs. The company also operates hubs in Albuquerque, Milwaukee, and St. Louis. Contact: Michael Matthews, VP Finance/CFO (307) 432-7000 DATASOURCE: Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. CONTACT: Michael Matthews, VP Finance-CFO for Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., +1-307-432-7000 Web Site: http://www.flygreatlakes.com/ http://www.greatlakesav.com/

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