SEATTLE, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air
Group Inc. today reported March and year-to-date operational
results on a consolidated basis for its mainline operations
operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines Inc. and for its regional
flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries Inc. and
third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula
Airlines, a subsidiary of RAVN Air.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 0.5%
increase in traffic on a 1.3% increase in capacity compared to
March 2018. Load factor decreased 0.7
points to 84.2%.
The following table shows the operational results for March and
year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
March
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,891
|
|
3,920
|
|
(0.7)%
|
|
10,417
|
|
10,489
|
|
(0.7)%
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
4,678
|
|
4,654
|
|
0.5%
|
|
12,449
|
|
12,403
|
|
0.4%
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,556
|
|
5,485
|
|
1.3%
|
|
15,508
|
|
15,480
|
|
0.2%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
84.2%
|
|
84.9%
|
|
(0.7) pts
|
|
80.3%
|
|
80.1%
|
|
0.2 pts
|
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 1.2% decrease in traffic on a 0.2% decrease in
capacity compared to March 2018. Load
factor decreased 0.9 points to 84.5%. Mainline also reported 81.2%
of its flights arrived on time in March
2019, compared to 81.9% reported in March 2018.
The following table shows mainline operational results for March
and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
March
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
2,952
|
|
3,085
|
|
(4.3)%
|
|
7,864
|
|
8,211
|
|
(4.2)%
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
4,205
|
|
4,256
|
|
(1.2)%
|
|
11,172
|
|
11,360
|
|
(1.7)%
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
4,974
|
|
4,985
|
|
(0.2)%
|
|
13,874
|
|
14,098
|
|
(1.6)%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
84.5%
|
|
85.4%
|
|
(0.9) pts
|
|
80.5%
|
|
80.6%
|
|
(0.1) pt
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
81.2%
|
|
81.9%
|
|
(0.7) pts
|
|
76.9%
|
|
84.4%
|
|
(7.5) pts
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 18.8% on a 16.4% increase in capacity
compared to March 2018. Load factor
increased 1.6 points to 81.3%. Alaska's regional partners also reported 82.4%
of its flights arrived on time in March
2019, compared to 86.7% in March
2018.
The following table shows regional operational results for March
and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
March
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
939
|
|
835
|
|
12.5%
|
|
2,553
|
|
2,278
|
|
12.1%
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
473
|
|
398
|
|
18.8%
|
|
1,277
|
|
1,043
|
|
22.4%
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
582
|
|
500
|
|
16.4%
|
|
1,634
|
|
1,382
|
|
18.2%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
81.3%
|
|
79.7%
|
|
1.6 pts
|
|
78.2%
|
|
75.5%
|
|
2.7 pts
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
82.4%
|
|
86.7%
|
|
(4.3) pts
|
|
77.0%
|
|
86.2%
|
|
(9.2) 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. Learn about
Alaska's
award-winning service at newsroom.alaskaair.com and
blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are
subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
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