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Alaska Air Group reports November 2017 operational results
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for November and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods(1):
November |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,628 |
3,438 |
5.5% |
40,315 |
38,439 |
4.9% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,394 |
4,023 |
9.2% |
47,833 |
44,628 |
7.2% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,215 |
4,773 |
9.3% |
56,597 |
52,991 |
6.8% |
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Passenger load factor |
84.2% |
84.3% |
(0.1) pts |
84.5% |
84.2% |
0.3 pts |
(1) 2016 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison. |
The following table shows
November |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,103 |
1,989 |
5.7% |
23,909 |
22,370 |
6.9% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
2,875 |
2,694 |
6.7% |
32,289 |
30,053 |
7.4% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
3,383 |
3,141 |
7.7% |
37,885 |
35,413 |
7.0% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.0% |
85.8% |
(0.8) pts |
85.2% |
84.9% |
0.3 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
83.2% |
88.0% |
(4.8) pts |
82.5% |
88.3% |
(5.8) pts |
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 12.4 percent on a 9.9 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for November and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
November |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
749 |
686 |
9.2% |
7,683 |
7,399 |
3.8% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
1,159 |
1,031 |
12.4% |
11,799 |
11,161 |
5.7% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
1,380 |
1,256 |
9.9% |
14,039 |
13,297 |
5.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
84.0% |
82.1% |
1.9 pts |
84.0% |
83.9% |
0.1 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
77.5% |
81.5% |
(4.0) pts |
68.8% |
77.0% |
(8.2) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 20.8 percent on a 20.2 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for November and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
November |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
776 |
763 |
1.7% |
8,723 |
8,670 |
0.6% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
360 |
298 |
20.8% |
3,745 |
3,414 |
9.7% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
452 |
376 |
20.2% |
4,673 |
4,281 |
9.2% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.6% |
79.3% |
0.3 pts |
80.1% |
79.7% |
0.4 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
85.1% |
87.6% |
(2.5) pts |
87.6% |
87.3% |
0.3 pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations; (206) 304-0008; newsroom@alaskaair.com OR Investor contact: Matt Grady; Director, Investor Relations; (206) 392-5382