SEATTLE, Feb. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air
Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported January 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 (Regional).
Winter storms significantly impacted the operational performance
across the network in January 2017.
Detailed information is provided below.
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 comparative purposes.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 6.9 percent increase in
traffic on a 7.6 percent increase in capacity compared to
January 2016. Load factor decreased
0.5 points to 78.1 percent. These statistics include flights
operated by Alaska, Virgin
America, Horizon, and those under third-party capacity purchase
agreements.
The following table shows the operational results for January,
compared to the prior-year period(1):
|
January
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,246
|
|
3,070
|
|
5.7%
|
|
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
3,837
|
|
3,590
|
|
6.9%
|
|
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
4,911
|
|
4,565
|
|
7.6%
|
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
78.1%
|
|
78.6%
|
|
(0.5) pts
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
2016 information has
been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for
comparison purposes.
|
ALASKA
Alaska reported a 5.9 percent
increase in traffic on a 6.4 percent increase in capacity compared
to January 2016. Load factor
decreased 0.3 points to 79.3 percent. Alaska also reported 77.7 percent of its
flights arrived on time in January, compared to 87.0 percent
reported in January 2016.
The following table shows Alaska's operational results for January,
compared to the prior-year period:
|
January
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
1,915
|
|
1,811
|
|
5.7%
|
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
2,638
|
|
2,491
|
|
5.9%
|
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
3,327
|
|
3,128
|
|
6.4%
|
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
79.3%
|
|
79.6%
|
|
(0.3) pts
|
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
77.7%
|
|
87.0%
|
|
(9.3) pts
|
|
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 10.3 percent on an 11.9 percent
increase in capacity compared to January
2016. Load factor decreased 1.0 point to 76.2 percent.
Virgin America also reported 62.9 percent of its flights arrived on
time in January, compared to 74.5 percent in January 2016.
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for
January compared to the prior-year period:
|
January
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
612
|
|
561
|
|
9.1%
|
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
920
|
|
834
|
|
10.3%
|
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
1,208
|
|
1,080
|
|
11.9%
|
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
76.2%
|
|
77.2%
|
|
(1.0) pt
|
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
62.9%
|
|
74.5%
|
|
(11.6) pts
|
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 5.3 percent on a similar increase in
capacity compared to January 2016.
Load factor was flat at 74.2 percent. Regional also reported 64.1
percent of its flights arrived on time in January, compared to 84.0
percent in January 2016.
The following table shows regional operational results for
January compared to the prior-year period:
|
January
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
719
|
|
698
|
|
3.0%
|
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
279
|
|
265
|
|
5.3%
|
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
376
|
|
357
|
|
5.3%
|
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
74.2%
|
|
74.2%
|
|
— pts
|
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
64.1%
|
|
84.0%
|
|
(19.9) pts
|
|
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional
partners, flies 40 million customers 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,
customers can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900
destinations worldwide. Learn more about Alaska's award-winning service and unmatched
reliability 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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SOURCE Alaska Air Group Inc.