SEATTLE, Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air
Group Inc. today reported September 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.
On Jan. 11, 2018, Alaska and Virgin America consolidated their
operations onto a Single Operating Certificate. 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 0.6
percent increase in traffic on a 3.2 percent increase in capacity
compared to September 2017. Load
factor decreased 2.1 points to 80.8 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for September
and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
September
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,579
|
|
3,541
|
|
1.1%
|
|
34,685
|
|
33,038
|
|
5.0%
|
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
4,186
|
|
4,162
|
|
0.6%
|
|
41,272
|
|
39,072
|
|
5.6%
|
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,183
|
|
5,021
|
|
3.2%
|
|
49,256
|
|
46,169
|
|
6.7%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
80.8%
|
|
82.9%
|
|
(2.1) pts
|
|
83.8%
|
|
84.6%
|
|
(0.8) pts
|
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 0.3 percent decrease in traffic on a 2.4
percent increase in capacity compared to September 2017. Load factor decreased 2.2 points
to 81 percent. Mainline also reported 85.2 percent of its flights
arrived on time in September 2018,
compared to 83.9 percent reported in September 2017.
Mainline operational results reflect both Alaska and Virgin America combined. The
following table shows mainline operational results for September
and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
September
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
2,755
|
|
2,755
|
|
—%
|
|
27,107
|
|
25,850
|
|
4.9%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
3,789
|
|
3,800
|
|
(0.3)%
|
|
37,677
|
|
36,045
|
|
4.5%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
4,676
|
|
4,566
|
|
2.4%
|
|
44,730
|
|
42,397
|
|
5.5%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
81.0%
|
|
83.2%
|
|
(2.2) pts
|
|
84.2%
|
|
85.0%
|
|
(0.8) pt
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
85.2%
|
|
83.9%
|
|
1.3 pts
|
|
83.2%
|
|
78.0%
|
|
5.2 pts
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 9.7 percent on an 11.4 percent increase
in capacity compared to September
2017. Load factor decreased 1.4 points to 78.2 percent.
Alaska's regional partners also
reported 83.4 percent of its flights arrived on time in
September 2018, compared to 82.7
percent in September 2017.
The following table shows regional operational results for
September and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
September
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
824
|
|
786
|
|
4.8%
|
|
7,578
|
|
7,188
|
|
5.4%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
397
|
|
362
|
|
9.7%
|
|
3,595
|
|
3,027
|
|
18.8%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
507
|
|
455
|
|
11.4%
|
|
4,526
|
|
3,772
|
|
20.0%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
78.2%
|
|
79.6%
|
|
(1.4) pts
|
|
79.4%
|
|
80.2%
|
|
(0.8) pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
83.4%
|
|
82.7%
|
|
0.7 pts
|
|
84.5%
|
|
79.4%
|
|
5.1 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 and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group
(NYSE: ALK).
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