SEATTLE, July 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air
Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported June 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. (Horizon)
and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula
Airlines.
On January 11, 2018, Alaska and Virgin America consolidated their
operations onto a Single Operating Certificate (SOC). 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 7.3
percent increase in traffic on a 6.1 percent increase in capacity
compared to June 2017. Load factor
increased 1 point to 88.3 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for June and
year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
June
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
4,188
|
|
3,931
|
|
6.5%
|
|
22,558
|
|
21,399
|
|
5.4%
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
5,050
|
|
4,707
|
|
7.3%
|
|
26,887
|
|
25,261
|
|
6.4%
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,716
|
|
5,389
|
|
6.1%
|
|
32,313
|
|
30,005
|
|
7.7%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
88.3%
|
|
87.3%
|
|
1.0 pt
|
|
83.2%
|
|
84.2%
|
|
(1.0) pt
|
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 6.4 percent increase in traffic on a 5.2
percent increase in capacity compared to June 2017. Load factor increased 1.1 points to
88.8 percent. Mainline also reported 82.4 percent of its flights
arrived on time in June 2018,
compared to 78.7 percent reported in June
2017.
Mainline operational results reflect both Alaska and Virgin America combined. The
following table shows mainline operational results for June and
year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
June
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,275
|
|
3,074
|
|
6.5%
|
|
17,673
|
|
16,715
|
|
5.7%
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
4,615
|
|
4,337
|
|
6.4%
|
|
24,581
|
|
23,351
|
|
5.3%
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
5,199
|
|
4,943
|
|
5.2%
|
|
29,387
|
|
27,601
|
|
6.5%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
88.8%
|
|
87.7%
|
|
1.1 pts
|
|
83.6%
|
|
84.6%
|
|
(1.0) pt
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
82.4%
|
|
78.7%
|
|
3.7 pts
|
|
83.4%
|
|
76.0%
|
|
7.4 pts
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 17.6 percent on a 15.9 percent increase
in capacity compared to June 2017.
Load factor increased 1 point to 84.0 percent. Alaska's regional partners also reported 85.9
percent of its flights arrived on time in June 2018, compared to 79.8 percent in
June 2017.
The following table shows regional operational results for June
and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
June
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
913
|
|
857
|
|
6.5%
|
|
4,885
|
|
4,684
|
|
4.3%
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
435
|
|
370
|
|
17.6%
|
|
2,306
|
|
1,910
|
|
20.7%
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
517
|
|
446
|
|
15.9%
|
|
2,926
|
|
2,404
|
|
21.7%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
84.0%
|
|
83.0%
|
|
1.0 pt
|
|
78.8%
|
|
79.5%
|
|
(0.7) pts
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
85.9%
|
|
79.8%
|
|
6.1 pts
|
|
86.3%
|
|
78.7%
|
|
7.6 pts
|
Alaska Airlines and its regional partners fly 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 Airline Satisfaction Study for 11
consecutive years from 2008 to 2018. Learn 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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