SEATTLE, Feb. 15, 2018 /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.
On Jan. 11, 2018, Alaska and Virgin America consolidated their
operations onto a Single Operating Certificate (SOC). As a result,
operational results for Alaska and
Virgin America have been combined into a single mainline
operation.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 3.5
percent increase in traffic on a 6.6 percent increase in capacity
compared to January 2017. Load factor
decreased 2.3 points to 75.8 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for January,
compared to the prior-year period:
|
January
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,340
|
|
3,241
|
|
3.1%
|
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
3,971
|
|
3,837
|
|
3.5%
|
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,237
|
|
4,911
|
|
6.6%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
75.8%
|
|
78.1%
|
|
(2.3) pts
|
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 2.4 percent increase in traffic on a 5.1
percent increase in capacity compared to January 2017. Load factor decreased 2.1 points to
76.4 percent. Mainline also reported 87.1 percent of its flights
arrived on time in January 2018,
compared to 73.7 percent reported in January
2017.
Mainline operational results reflect both Alaska and Virgin America combined. The
following table shows mainline operational results for January,
compared to the prior-year period:
|
January
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
2,595
|
|
2,522
|
|
2.9%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
3,642
|
|
3,558
|
|
2.4%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
4,768
|
|
4,535
|
|
5.1%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
76.4%
|
|
78.5%
|
|
(2.1) pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
87.1%
|
|
73.7%
|
|
13.4 pts
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 17.9 percent on a 24.7 percent increase
in capacity compared to January 2017.
Load factor decreased 4.1 points to 70.1 percent. Alaska's regional partners also reported 86.3
percent of its flights arrived on time in January 2018, compared to 64.1 percent in
January 2017.
The following table shows regional operational results for
January, compared to the prior-year period:
|
January
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
745
|
|
719
|
|
3.6%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
329
|
|
279
|
|
17.9%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
469
|
|
376
|
|
24.7%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
70.1%
|
|
74.2%
|
|
(4.1) pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
86.3%
|
|
64.1%
|
|
22.2 pts
|
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional
partners, flies 44 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 and Costa
Rica. 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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