SEATTLE, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc.
(NYSE: ALK) today reported April and year-to-date operational
results on a consolidated basis, and for its subsidiaries, Alaska
Airlines and Horizon Air. Detailed information is provided
below.
AIR GROUP
Air Group reported a 9.8 percent increase in traffic on a 13.2
percent increase in capacity compared to April 2014. Load factor decreased 2.5 points to
83.6 percent. These statistics include flights operated by
Alaska and those under capacity
purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.
The following table shows the operational results for April and
year-to date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
April
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
2,554
|
|
2,335
|
|
9.4%
|
|
9,870
|
|
8,984
|
|
9.9%
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (in millions)
|
2,735
|
|
2,490
|
|
9.8%
|
|
10,458
|
|
9,568
|
|
9.3%
|
Available seat miles
ASM (in millions)
|
3,273
|
|
2,892
|
|
13.2%
|
|
12,530
|
|
11,245
|
|
11.4%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
83.6%
|
|
86.1%
|
|
(2.5) pts
|
|
83.5%
|
|
85.1%
|
|
(1.6) pts
|
ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 9.9 percent
increase in traffic on a 13.7 percent increase in capacity compared
to April 2014. Load factor decreased
2.9 points to 83.9 percent. Alaska
also reported 89.3 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April,
compared to 90.3 percent reported in April
2014.
The following table shows Alaska's operational results for April and
year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
April
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
1,846
|
|
1,688
|
|
9.4%
|
|
7,081
|
|
6,425
|
|
10.2%
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
2,485
|
|
2,262
|
|
9.9%
|
|
9,480
|
|
8,664
|
|
9.4%
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
2,961
|
|
2,605
|
|
13.7%
|
|
11,307
|
|
10,100
|
|
12.0%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
83.9%
|
|
86.8%
|
|
(2.9) pts
|
|
83.8%
|
|
85.8%
|
|
(2.0) pts
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
89.3%
|
|
90.3%
|
|
(1.0) pts
|
|
86.2%
|
|
87.8%
|
|
(1.6) pts
|
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported an 8.8 percent increase in traffic on an 8.8
percent increase in capacity compared to April 2014. This resulted in a 0.1 point increase
in load factor to an April record of 78.4 percent. Horizon also
reported 89.0 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April,
compared to the 93.3 percent reported in April 2014.
The following table shows Horizon's operational results for
April and year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year
periods:
|
April
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(in thousands)
|
629
|
|
577
|
|
9.0%
|
|
2,489
|
|
2,314
|
|
7.6%
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
185
|
|
170
|
|
8.8%
|
|
730
|
|
689
|
|
6.0%
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
236
|
|
217
|
|
8.8%
|
|
927
|
|
885
|
|
4.7%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
78.4%
|
|
78.3%
|
|
0.1 pts
|
|
78.7%
|
|
77.8%
|
|
0.9 pts
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
89.0%
|
|
93.3%
|
|
(4.3) pts
|
|
87.0%
|
|
86.8%
|
|
0.2 pts
|
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK),
together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100
cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit
www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska
Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
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