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Alaska Air Group reports April 2017 operational results
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for April and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods(1):
April |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,674 |
3,421 |
7.4% |
13,691 |
13,021 |
5.1% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,346 |
4,033 |
7.8% |
16,054 |
15,220 |
5.5% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,019 |
4,797 |
4.6% |
19,413 |
18,516 |
4.8% |
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Passenger load factor |
86.6% |
84.1% |
2.5 pts |
82.7% |
82.2% |
0.5 pts |
(1) |
2016 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison. |
The following table shows
April |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,208 |
2,014 |
9.6% |
8,158 |
7,656 |
6.6% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
2,986 |
2,741 |
8.9% |
11,077 |
10,458 |
5.9% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
3,425 |
3,228 |
6.1% |
13,224 |
12,582 |
5.1% |
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Passenger load factor |
87.2% |
84.9% |
2.3 pts |
83.8% |
83.1% |
0.7 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
81.6% |
89.4% |
(7.8) pts |
79.2% |
88.0% |
(8.8) pts |
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 4.5 percent on a 0.8 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for April and year-to-date compared to the prior-year periods:
April |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
684 |
661 |
3.5% |
2,517 |
2,427 |
3.7% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
1,039 |
994 |
4.5% |
3,776 |
3,609 |
4.6% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
1,191 |
1,182 |
0.8% |
4,652 |
4,447 |
4.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
87.2% |
84.1% |
3.1 pts |
81.2% |
81.2% |
— pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
64.6% |
76.4% |
(11.8) pts |
64.6% |
77.1% |
(12.5) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 7.7 percent on a 4.1 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for April and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
April |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
782 |
746 |
4.8% |
3,016 |
2,938 |
2.7% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
321 |
298 |
7.7% |
1,201 |
1,153 |
4.2% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
403 |
387 |
4.1% |
1,537 |
1,487 |
3.4% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.7% |
77.0% |
2.7 pts |
78.1% |
77.5% |
0.6 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
86.6% |
89.9% |
(3.3) pts |
76.4% |
88.3% |
(11.9) pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations, (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com; Investor: Lavanya Sareen, Managing Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5656