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Alaska Air Group reports July 2018 operational results

SEATTLE, Aug. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported July 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 7.6 percent increase in traffic on a 6.8 percent increase in capacity compared to July 2017. Load factor increased 0.7 points to 87.7 percent.

The following table shows the operational results for July and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:

 

July

  

Year-to-Date
 

2018

  

2017

  

Change

  

2018

  

2017

  

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

4,353

  

4,073

  

6.9%

  

26,911

  

25,472

  

5.6%

Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"

5,236

  

4,864

  

7.6%

  

32,122

  

30,125

  

6.6%

Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity"

5,969

  

5,591

  

6.8%

  

38,282

  

35,596

  

7.5%

Passenger load factor

87.7%

  

87.0%

  

0.7 pts

  

83.9%

  

84.6%

  

(0.7) pts

MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 6.7 percent increase in traffic on a 5.7 percent increase in capacity compared to July 2017. Load factor increased 0.9 points to 88.3 percent. Mainline also reported 82.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in July 2018, compared to 83.1 percent reported in July 2017.

Mainline operational results reflect both Alaska and Virgin America combined. The following table shows mainline operational results for July and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:

 

July

  

Year-to-Date
 

2018

  

2017

  

Change

  

2018

  

2017

  

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

3,415

  

3,206

  

6.5%

  

21,088

  

19,920

  

5.9%

RPMs (000,000)

4,785

  

4,485

  

6.7%

  

29,365

  

27,837

  

5.5%

ASMs (000,000)

5,420

  

5,129

  

5.7%

  

34,807

  

32,730

  

6.3%

Passenger load factor

88.3%

  

87.4%

  

0.9 pts

  

84.4%

  

85.1%

  

(0.7) pts

On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT

82.9%

  

83.1%

  

(0.2) pts

  

83.3%

  

77.1%

  

6.2 pts

REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 19 percent on an 18.8 percent increase in capacity compared to July 2017. Load factor increased 0.2 points to 82.2 percent. Alaska's regional partners also reported 86 percent of its flights arrived on time in July 2018, compared to 82.9 percent in July 2017.

The following table shows regional operational results for July and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:

 

July

  

Year-to-Date
 

2018

  

2017

  

Change

  

2018

  

2017

  

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

938

  

867

  

8.2%

  

5,823

  

5,552

  

4.9%

RPMs (000,000)

451

  

379

  

19.0%

  

2,757

  

2,288

  

20.5%

ASMs (000,000)

549

  

462

  

18.8%

  

3,475

  

2,866

  

21.2%

Passenger load factor

82.2%

  

82.0%

  

0.2 pts

  

79.4%

  

79.8%

  

(0.4) pts

On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT

86.0%

  

82.9%

  

3.1 pts

  

86.3%

  

79.3%

  

7.0 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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SOURCE Alaska Air Group Inc.

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