SEATTLE, Oct. 12, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today
reported September and year-to-date operational results on a
consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by
subsidiaries Alaska Airlines Inc. (Alaska) and Virgin America Inc. (Virgin
America), and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary
Horizon Air Industries Inc. (Horizon) and third-party regional
carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines.
Air Group's acquisition of Virgin America took place on Dec.14,
2016. Operational results below include Virgin America results from
pre-acquisition periods for comparison.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported an 8.4
percent increase in traffic on a 10.1 percent increase in capacity
compared to September 2016. Load
factor decreased 1.3 points to 82.9 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for September
and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year
periods(1):
|
September
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,543
|
|
3,384
|
|
4.7%
|
|
33,063
|
|
31,564
|
|
4.7%
|
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
4,162
|
|
3,839
|
|
8.4%
|
|
39,072
|
|
36,669
|
|
6.6%
|
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,021
|
|
4,561
|
|
10.1%
|
|
46,169
|
|
43,548
|
|
6.0%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
82.9%
|
|
84.2%
|
|
(1.3) pts
|
|
84.6%
|
|
84.2%
|
|
0.4 pts
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
2016 information has
been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for
comparison.
|
ALASKA
Alaska reported a 9.1 percent
increase in traffic on a 10.9 percent increase in capacity compared
to September 2016. Load factor
decreased 1.4 points to 83.1 percent. Alaska also reported 86.4 percent of its
flights arrived on time in September
2017, compared to the 90.2 percent reported in September 2016.
The following table shows Alaska's operational results for September and
year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
September
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
2,068
|
|
1,911
|
|
8.2%
|
|
19,693
|
|
18,432
|
|
6.8%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
2,742
|
|
2,513
|
|
9.1%
|
|
26,582
|
|
24,767
|
|
7.3%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
3,298
|
|
2,973
|
|
10.9%
|
|
31,122
|
|
29,216
|
|
6.5%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
83.1%
|
|
84.5%
|
|
(1.4) pts
|
|
85.4%
|
|
84.8%
|
|
0.6 pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
86.4%
|
|
90.2%
|
|
(3.8) pts
|
|
82.0%
|
|
88.5%
|
|
(6.5) pts
|
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 4.6 percent on a 5.5 percent
increase in capacity compared to September
2016. Load factor decreased 0.7 points to 83.5 percent.
Virgin America also reported 77.4 percent of its flights arrived on
time in September 2017, compared to
82.3 percent in September 2016.
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for
September and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
September
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
689
|
|
673
|
|
2.4%
|
|
6,182
|
|
6,028
|
|
2.6%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
1,058
|
|
1,011
|
|
4.6%
|
|
9,463
|
|
9,101
|
|
4.0%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
1,267
|
|
1,201
|
|
5.5%
|
|
11,274
|
|
10,820
|
|
4.2%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
83.5%
|
|
84.2%
|
|
(0.7) pts
|
|
83.9%
|
|
84.1%
|
|
(0.2) pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
77.4%
|
|
82.3%
|
|
(4.9) pts
|
|
67.2%
|
|
76.5%
|
|
(9.3) pts
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 14.9 percent on a 17.3 percent increase
in capacity compared to September
2016. Load factor decreased 1.6 points to 79.6 percent.
Alaska's regional partners also
reported 82.7 percent of its flights arrived on time in
September 2017, compared to 90.1
percent in September 2016.
The following table shows regional operational results for
September and year-to-date 2017, compared to the prior-year
periods:
|
September
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
786
|
|
800
|
|
(1.8)%
|
|
7,188
|
|
7,105
|
|
1.2%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
362
|
|
315
|
|
14.9%
|
|
3,027
|
|
2,801
|
|
8.1%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
455
|
|
388
|
|
17.3%
|
|
3,772
|
|
3,512
|
|
7.4%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
79.6%
|
|
81.2%
|
|
(1.6) pts
|
|
80.2%
|
|
79.8%
|
|
0.4 pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
82.7%
|
|
90.1%
|
|
(7.4) pts
|
|
79.4%
|
|
87.5%
|
|
(8.1) pts
|
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional
partners, flies 40 million guests a year to 118 destinations with
an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada, Costa
Rica and Cuba. With
Alaska and Alaska Global Partners,
guests can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900
destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer
Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the
J.D. Power North America Satisfaction Study for 10 consecutive
years from 2008 to 2017. Learn more about Alaska's award-winning service at
newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines,
Virgin America and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group
(NYSE: ALK).
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