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Alaska Air Group reports September 2018 operational results

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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SOURCE Alaska Air Group Inc.

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