SEATTLE, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group,
Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported April and year-to-date operational
results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations
operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines, Inc. (Alaska), and for its regional flying operated
by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries, Inc. and third-party regional
carriers, SkyWest Airlines and PenAir. Detailed information is
provided below.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported an 11.1 percent increase in
traffic on a 10.4 percent increase in capacity compared to
April 2015. Load factor increased 0.5
points to 84.1 percent. These statistics include flights operated
by Alaska, Horizon and those under
third-party capacity purchase agreements.
The following table shows the operational results for April and
year-to-date 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
April
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Change
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
2,759
|
|
2,554
|
|
8.0%
|
|
10,594
|
|
9,870
|
|
7.3%
|
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (in millions)
|
3,039
|
|
2,735
|
|
11.1%
|
|
11,610
|
|
10,458
|
|
11.0%
|
|
Available seat miles
ASM (in millions)
|
3,615
|
|
3,273
|
|
10.4%
|
|
14,069
|
|
12,530
|
|
12.3%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
84.1%
|
|
83.6%
|
|
0.5 pts
|
|
82.5%
|
|
83.5%
|
|
(1.0) pts
|
ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 10.3 percent
increase in traffic on a 9.0 percent increase in capacity compared
to April 2015. Load factor increased
1.0 points to 84.9 percent. Alaska
also reported 89.4 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April,
compared to 89.3 percent reported in April
2015.
The following table shows Alaska's operational results for April and
year-to-date 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
April
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Change
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
2,014
|
|
1,846
|
|
9.1%
|
|
7,656
|
|
7,081
|
|
8.1%
|
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
2,741
|
|
2,485
|
|
10.3%
|
|
10,458
|
|
9,480
|
|
10.3%
|
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
3,228
|
|
2,961
|
|
9.0%
|
|
12,582
|
|
11,307
|
|
11.3%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
84.9%
|
|
83.9%
|
|
1.0 pts
|
|
83.1%
|
|
83.8%
|
|
(0.7) pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
89.4%
|
|
89.3%
|
|
0.1 pts
|
|
88.0%
|
|
86.2%
|
|
1.8 pts
|
REGIONAL FLYING
Regional traffic increased 19.2 percent on a 24.0 percent increase
in capacity compared to April 2015.
Load factor decreased 3.1 points to 77.0 percent.
The following table shows regional operational results for April
and year-to-date 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
April
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Change
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
746
|
|
708
|
|
5.4%
|
|
2,938
|
|
2,788
|
|
5.4%
|
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
298
|
|
250
|
|
19.2%
|
|
1,153
|
|
978
|
|
17.9%
|
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
387
|
|
312
|
|
24.0%
|
|
1,487
|
|
1,222
|
|
21.7%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
77.0%
|
|
80.1%
|
|
(3.1) pts
|
|
77.5%
|
|
80.0%
|
|
(2.5) 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, Costa
Rica and Mexico. For
reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and
information, visit Alaska Airlines' newsroom at
www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
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