SEATTLE, April 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group
Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported March and year-to-date operational
results on a consolidated basis for its mainline operations flown
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). 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 6.5
percent increase in traffic on a 7.2 percent increase in capacity
compared to March 2017. Load factor
decreased 0.5 points to 84.9 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for March and
year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
March
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,920
|
|
3,737
|
|
4.9%
|
|
10,489
|
|
10,008
|
|
4.8%
|
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
4,654
|
|
4,369
|
|
6.5%
|
|
12,403
|
|
11,707
|
|
5.9%
|
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,485
|
|
5,116
|
|
7.2%
|
|
15,480
|
|
14,394
|
|
7.5%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
84.9%
|
|
85.4%
|
|
(0.5) pts
|
|
80.1%
|
|
81.3%
|
|
(1.2) pts
|
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 5.4 percent increase in traffic on a 6
percent increase in capacity compared to March 2017. Load factor decreased 0.5 points to
85.4 percent. Mainline also reported 81.9 percent of its flights
arrived on time in March 2018,
compared to 75.9 percent reported in March
2017.
Mainline operational results reflect both Alaska and Virgin America combined. The
following table shows mainline operational results for March and
year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
March
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,085
|
|
2,906
|
|
6.2%
|
|
8,211
|
|
7,774
|
|
5.6%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
4,256
|
|
4,039
|
|
5.4%
|
|
11,360
|
|
10,827
|
|
4.9%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
4,985
|
|
4,704
|
|
6.0%
|
|
14,098
|
|
13,260
|
|
6.3%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
85.4%
|
|
85.9%
|
|
(0.5) pts
|
|
80.6%
|
|
81.7%
|
|
(1.1) pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
81.9%
|
|
75.9%
|
|
6.0 pts
|
|
84.4%
|
|
74.6%
|
|
9.8 pts
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 20.6 percent on a 21.4 percent
increase in capacity compared to March
2017. Load factor decreased 0.4 points to 79.7 percent.
Alaska's regional partners also
reported 86.7 percent of its flights arrived on time in
March 2018, compared to 84.2 percent
in March 2017.
The following table shows regional operational results for March
and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
March
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
835
|
|
831
|
|
0.5%
|
|
2,278
|
|
2,234
|
|
2.0%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
398
|
|
330
|
|
20.6%
|
|
1,043
|
|
880
|
|
18.5%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
500
|
|
412
|
|
21.4%
|
|
1,382
|
|
1,134
|
|
21.9%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
79.7%
|
|
80.1%
|
|
(0.4) pts
|
|
75.5%
|
|
77.6%
|
|
(2.1) pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
86.7%
|
|
84.2%
|
|
2.5 pts
|
|
86.2%
|
|
72.6%
|
|
13.6 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. 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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