SEATTLE, Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air
Group, Inc. today reported December and full-year 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 9.2
percent increase in traffic on a 10.3 percent increase in capacity
compared to December 2016. Load
factor decreased 0.8 points to 82.3 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for December
and full-year 2017, compared to the prior-year
periods(1):
|
December
|
|
Full-Year
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,719
|
|
3,509
|
|
6.0%
|
|
44,034
|
|
41,947
|
|
5.0%
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
4,505
|
|
4,125
|
|
9.2%
|
|
52,337
|
|
48,754
|
|
7.3%
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,475
|
|
4,962
|
|
10.3%
|
|
62,070
|
|
57,953
|
|
7.1%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
82.3%
|
|
83.1%
|
|
(0.8) pts
|
|
84.3%
|
|
84.1%
|
|
0.2 pts
|
|
(1)
2016 information has been adjusted to include
Virgin America operating results for comparison.
|
ALASKA
Alaska reported a 7.3 percent
increase in traffic on an 8.4 percent increase in capacity compared
to December 2016. Load factor
decreased 0.9 points to 84.1 percent. Alaska also reported 83.4 percent of its
flights arrived on time in December
2017, compared to 76.1 percent reported in December 2016.
The following table shows Alaska's operational results for December and
full-year 2017, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
December
|
|
Full
Year
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
2,202
|
|
2,052
|
|
7.3%
|
|
26,111
|
|
24,421
|
|
6.9%
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
3,011
|
|
2,806
|
|
7.3%
|
|
35,300
|
|
32,859
|
|
7.4%
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
3,579
|
|
3,302
|
|
8.4%
|
|
41,464
|
|
38,715
|
|
7.1%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
84.1%
|
|
85.0%
|
|
(0.9) pts
|
|
85.1%
|
|
84.9%
|
|
0.2 pts
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT(1)
|
83.4%
|
|
76.1%
|
|
7.3 pts
|
|
82.6%
|
|
87.3%
|
|
(4.7) pts
|
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 12.3 percent on a 12.7 percent
increase in capacity compared to December
2016. Load factor decreased 0.3 points to 78.9 percent.
Virgin America also reported 82.5 percent of its flights arrived on
time in December 2017, compared to
70.2 percent in December 2016.
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for
December and full-year 2017, compared to the prior-year
periods:
|
December
|
|
Full
Year
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
745
|
|
675
|
|
10.4%
|
|
8,428
|
|
8,073
|
|
4.4%
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
1,138
|
|
1,013
|
|
12.3%
|
|
12,936
|
|
12,175
|
|
6.3%
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
1,442
|
|
1,279
|
|
12.7%
|
|
15,479
|
|
14,575
|
|
6.2%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
78.9%
|
|
79.2%
|
|
(0.3) pts
|
|
83.6%
|
|
83.5%
|
|
0.1 pts
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
82.5%
|
|
70.2%
|
|
12.3 pts
|
|
70.0%
|
|
76.8%
|
|
(6.8) pts
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 16.3 percent on a 19.2 percent increase
in capacity compared to December
2016. Load factor decreased 1.9 points to 78.4 percent.
Alaska's regional partners also
reported 80.4 percent of flights arrived on time in December 2017, compared to 61.6 percent in
December 2016.
The following table shows regional operational results for
December and full-year 2017, compared to the prior-year
periods:
|
December
|
|
Full
Year
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
772
|
|
782
|
|
(1.3)%
|
|
9,495
|
|
9,451
|
|
0.5%
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
356
|
|
306
|
|
16.3%
|
|
4,101
|
|
3,720
|
|
10.2%
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
454
|
|
381
|
|
19.2%
|
|
5,127
|
|
4,661
|
|
10.0%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
78.4%
|
|
80.3%
|
|
(1.9) pts
|
|
80.0%
|
|
79.8%
|
|
0.2 pts
|
On-time
arrivals(1)
|
80.4%
|
|
61.6%
|
|
18.8 pts
|
|
80.1%
|
|
85.2%
|
|
(5.1) pts
|
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional
partners, flies 40 million guests a year to more than 115
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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