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Alaska Air Group Reports April 2015 Operational Results

SEATTLE, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported April and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis, and for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Detailed information is provided below.

AIR GROUP
Air Group reported a 9.8 percent increase in traffic on a 13.2 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2014. Load factor decreased 2.5 points to 83.6 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.

The following table shows the operational results for April and year-to date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:

April

Year-to-Date

2015

2014

Change

2015

2014

Change

Revenue passengers (in thousands)

2,554

2,335

9.4%

9,870

8,984

9.9%

Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions)

2,735

2,490

9.8%

10,458

9,568

9.3%

Available seat miles ASM (in millions)

3,273

2,892

13.2%

12,530

11,245

11.4%

Passenger load factor

83.6%

86.1%

(2.5) pts

83.5%

85.1%

(1.6) pts

ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 9.9 percent increase in traffic on a 13.7 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2014. Load factor decreased 2.9 points to 83.9 percent. Alaska also reported 89.3 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April, compared to 90.3 percent reported in April 2014.

The following table shows Alaska's operational results for April and year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:

April

Year-to-Date

2015

2014

Change

2015

2014

Change

Revenue passengers (in thousands)

1,846

1,688

9.4%

7,081

6,425

10.2%

RPMs (in millions)

2,485

2,262

9.9%

9,480

8,664

9.4%

ASMs (in millions)

2,961

2,605

13.7%

11,307

10,100

12.0%

Passenger load factor

83.9%

86.8%

(2.9) pts

83.8%

85.8%

(2.0) pts

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

89.3%

90.3%

(1.0) pts

86.2%

87.8%

(1.6) pts

HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported an 8.8 percent increase in traffic on an 8.8 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2014. This resulted in a 0.1 point increase in load factor to an April record of 78.4 percent. Horizon also reported 89.0 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April, compared to the 93.3 percent reported in April 2014.

The following table shows Horizon's operational results for April and year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:

April

Year-to-Date

2015

2014

Change

2015

2014

Change

Revenue passengers (in thousands)

629

577

9.0%

2,489

2,314

7.6%

RPMs (in millions)

185

170

8.8%

730

689

6.0%

ASMs (in millions)

236

217

8.8%

927

885

4.7%

Passenger load factor

78.4%

78.3%

0.1 pts

78.7%

77.8%

0.9 pts

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

89.0%

93.3%

(4.3) pts

87.0%

86.8%

0.2 pts

Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100 cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.

 

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SOURCE Alaska Air Group

Media contact: Bobbie Egan, Corporate Communications, (206) 392-5134; Investor contact: Lavanya Sareen, Managing Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5656