SEATTLE, Oct. 10, 2019 /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, a
subsidiary of RAVN Air.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 6.4%
increase in traffic on a 3.5% increase in capacity compared to
September 2018. Load factor increased
2.2 points to 83%.
The following table shows the operational results for September
and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
September
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,807
|
|
3,579
|
|
6.4%
|
|
35,018
|
|
34,685
|
|
1.0%
|
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
4,452
|
|
4,186
|
|
6.4%
|
|
42,113
|
|
41,272
|
|
2.0%
|
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,365
|
|
5,183
|
|
3.5%
|
|
50,006
|
|
49,256
|
|
1.5%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
83.0%
|
|
80.8%
|
|
2.2 pts
|
|
84.2%
|
|
83.8%
|
|
0.4 pts
|
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 5.1% increase in traffic on a 2.4% increase in
capacity compared to September 2018.
Load factor increased 2.2 points to 83.2%. Mainline also reported
81.5% of its flights arrived on time in September 2019, compared to 85.2% reported in
September 2018.
The following table shows mainline operational results for
September and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
September
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
2,884
|
|
2,755
|
|
4.7%
|
|
26,725
|
|
27,107
|
|
(1.4)%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
3,984
|
|
3,789
|
|
5.1%
|
|
37,917
|
|
37,677
|
|
0.6%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
4,786
|
|
4,676
|
|
2.4%
|
|
44,816
|
|
44,730
|
|
0.2%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
83.2%
|
|
81.0%
|
|
2.2 pts
|
|
84.6%
|
|
84.2%
|
|
0.4 pt
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
81.5%
|
|
85.2%
|
|
(3.7) pts
|
|
80.3%
|
|
83.2%
|
|
(2.9) pts
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 17.9% on a 14.2% increase in capacity
compared to September 2018. Load
factor increased 2.6 points to 80.8%. Alaska's regional partners also reported 85.9%
of its flights arrived on time in September
2019, compared to 83.4% in September
2018.
The following table shows regional operational results for
September and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
September
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
923
|
|
824
|
|
12.0%
|
|
8,293
|
|
7,578
|
|
9.4%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
468
|
|
397
|
|
17.9%
|
|
4,196
|
|
3,595
|
|
16.7%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
579
|
|
507
|
|
14.2%
|
|
5,190
|
|
4,526
|
|
14.7%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
80.8%
|
|
78.2%
|
|
2.6 pts
|
|
80.8%
|
|
79.4%
|
|
1.4 pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
85.9%
|
|
83.4%
|
|
2.5 pts
|
|
83.6%
|
|
84.5%
|
|
(0.9) pts
|
Alaska Airlines and its regional partners fly 46 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 ranked "Highest in Customer
Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the J.D. Power North America
Airline Satisfaction Study for 12 consecutive years from 2008 to
2019. 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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