SEATTLE, Sept. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air
Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported August 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 a 5.8
percent increase in traffic on a 5.5 percent increase in capacity
compared to August 2016. Load factor
increased 0.4 points to 86.2 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for August and
year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods(1):
|
August
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
4,027
|
|
3,936
|
|
2.3%
|
|
29,519
|
|
28,179
|
|
4.8%
|
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
4,784
|
|
4,520
|
|
5.8%
|
|
34,909
|
|
32,830
|
|
6.3%
|
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,552
|
|
5,265
|
|
5.5%
|
|
41,148
|
|
38,987
|
|
5.5%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
86.2%
|
|
85.8%
|
|
0.4 pts
|
|
84.8%
|
|
84.2%
|
|
0.6 pts
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
2016 information has
been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for
comparison.
|
ALASKA
Alaska reported a 6.8 percent
increase in traffic on a 6.2 percent increase in capacity compared
to August 2016. Load factor increased
0.5 points to 86.7 percent. Alaska
also reported 82.8 percent of its flights arrived on time in
August 2017, compared to 87.8 percent
reported in August 2016.
The following table shows Alaska's operational results for August and
year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
August
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
2,414
|
|
2,303
|
|
4.8%
|
|
17,625
|
|
16,521
|
|
6.7%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
3,233
|
|
3,027
|
|
6.8%
|
|
23,840
|
|
22,255
|
|
7.1%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
3,732
|
|
3,513
|
|
6.2%
|
|
27,824
|
|
26,243
|
|
6.0%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
86.7%
|
|
86.2%
|
|
0.5 pts
|
|
85.7%
|
|
84.8%
|
|
0.9 pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
82.8%
|
|
87.8%
|
|
(5.0) pts
|
|
81.5%
|
|
88.3%
|
|
(6.8) pts
|
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 2.7 percent on a 3.0 percent
increase in capacity compared to August
2016. Load factor decreased 0.3 points to 85.8 percent.
Virgin America also reported 66.7 percent of its flights arrived on
time in August 2017, compared to 73.9
percent in August 2016.
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for
August and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
August
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
763
|
|
744
|
|
2.6%
|
|
5,492
|
|
5,354
|
|
2.6%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
1,175
|
|
1,144
|
|
2.7%
|
|
8,405
|
|
8,089
|
|
3.9%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
1,369
|
|
1,329
|
|
3.0%
|
|
10,007
|
|
9,620
|
|
4.0%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
85.8%
|
|
86.1%
|
|
(0.3) pts
|
|
84.0%
|
|
84.1%
|
|
(0.1) pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
66.7%
|
|
73.9%
|
|
(7.2) pts
|
|
65.9%
|
|
75.8%
|
|
(9.9) pts
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 7.7 percent on a 6.6 percent increase in
capacity compared to August 2016.
Load factor increased 0.9 points to 83.4 percent. Regional carriers
also reported 76.3 percent of its flights arrived on time in
August 2017, compared to 83.1 percent
in August 2016.
The following table shows regional operational results for
August and year-to-date compared to the prior-year periods:
|
August
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
850
|
|
889
|
|
(4.4)%
|
|
6,402
|
|
6,304
|
|
1.6%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
376
|
|
349
|
|
7.7%
|
|
2,665
|
|
2,486
|
|
7.2%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
451
|
|
423
|
|
6.6%
|
|
3,317
|
|
3,124
|
|
6.2%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
83.4%
|
|
82.5%
|
|
0.9 pts
|
|
80.3%
|
|
79.6%
|
|
0.7 pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
76.3%
|
|
83.1%
|
|
(6.8) pts
|
|
78.9%
|
|
87.2%
|
|
(8.3) 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 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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