SEATTLE, April 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air
Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported March and year-to-date
operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and
Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is
provided below.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported an 11.2 percent increase
in traffic on a 12.4 percent increase in capacity compared to
March 2014. This resulted in a 1.0
point decrease in load factor to 86.1 percent. These statistics
include flights operated by Alaska
and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon,
SkyWest and PenAir.
The following table shows the operational results for March and
year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
March
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
2,713
|
|
2,442
|
|
11.1%
|
|
7,316
|
|
6,649
|
|
10.0%
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (in millions)
|
2,899
|
|
2,607
|
|
11.2%
|
|
7,723
|
|
7,078
|
|
9.1%
|
Available seat miles
ASM (in millions)
|
3,365
|
|
2,994
|
|
12.4%
|
|
9,257
|
|
8,352
|
|
10.8%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
86.1%
|
|
87.1%
|
|
(1.0) pts
|
|
83.4%
|
|
84.7%
|
|
(1.3) pts
|
ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported an 11.6 percent
increase in traffic on a 13.2 percent increase in capacity compared
to March 2014. This resulted in a 1.2
point decrease in load factor to 86.5 percent. Alaska also reported 85.6 percent of its
flights arrived on time in March, compared to the 88.2 percent
reported in March 2014.
The following table shows Alaska's operational results for March and
year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
March
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
1,956
|
|
1,743
|
|
12.2%
|
|
5,236
|
|
4,737
|
|
10.5%
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
2,633
|
|
2,360
|
|
11.6%
|
|
6,994
|
|
6,402
|
|
9.2%
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
3,044
|
|
2,690
|
|
13.2%
|
|
8,347
|
|
7,495
|
|
11.4%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
86.5%
|
|
87.7%
|
|
(1.2) pts
|
|
83.8%
|
|
85.4%
|
|
(1.6) pts
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
85.6%
|
|
88.2%
|
|
(2.6) pts
|
|
85.0%
|
|
87.1%
|
|
(2.1) pts
|
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 7.0 percent increase in March traffic on a
5.1 percent increase in capacity compared to March 2014. This resulted in a 1.4 point increase
in load factor to a March record of 81.3 percent. Horizon also
reported 85.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in March,
compared to the 85.4 percent reported in March 2014.
The following table shows Horizon's operational results for
March and year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year
periods:
|
March
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
677
|
|
630
|
|
7.5%
|
|
1,861
|
|
1,737
|
|
7.1%
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
200
|
|
187
|
|
7.0%
|
|
545
|
|
519
|
|
5.0%
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
246
|
|
234
|
|
5.1%
|
|
691
|
|
668
|
|
3.4%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
81.3%
|
|
79.9%
|
|
1.4 pts
|
|
78.8%
|
|
77.7%
|
|
1.1 pts
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
85.9%
|
|
85.4%
|
|
0.5 pts
|
|
86.2%
|
|
84.7%
|
|
1.5 pts
|
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK),
together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100
cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit
www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska
Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
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