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Alaska Air Group reports April 2019 operational results

SEATTLE, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported April 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, a subsidiary of Ravn Air Group.

 

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 0.4% increase in traffic on a 0.1% decrease in capacity compared to April 2018. Load factor increased 0.4 points to 84.7%.

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

 

April

  

Year-to-Date
 

2019

  

2018

  

Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

3,792

  

3,839

  

(1.2)%

  

14,208

  

14,329

  

(0.8)%

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

4,618

  

4,599

  

0.4%

  

17,067

  

17,003

  

0.4%

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

5,452

  

5,457

  

(0.1)%

  

20,960

  

20,937

  

0.1%

Passenger load factor

84.7%

  

84.3%

  

0.4 pts

  

81.4%

  

81.2%

  

0.2 pts

MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 0.9% decrease in traffic on a 1.3% decrease in capacity compared to April 2018. Load factor increased0.3 points to 85.1%. Mainline also reported 83.7% of its flights arrived on time in April 2019, compared to 83.4% reported in April 2018.

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

 

April

  

Year-to-Date
 

2019

  

2018

  

Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

2,894

  

3,025

  

(4.3)%

  

10,758

  

11,236

  

(4.3)%

RPMs (000,000)

4,164

  

4,203

  

(0.9)%

  

15,336

  

15,563

  

(1.5)%

ASMs (000,000)

4,892

  

4,958

  

(1.3)%

  

18,765

  

19,056

  

(1.5)%

Passenger load factor

85.1%

  

84.8%

  

0.3 pts

  

81.7%

  

81.7%

  

— pts

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

83.7%

  

83.4%

  

0.3 pts

  

78.7%

  

84.1%

  

(5.4) pts

REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 14.6% on a 12.2% increase in capacity compared to April 2018. Load factor increased 1.7 points to 81.1%. Alaska's regional partners also reported 88.4% of flights arrived on time in April 2019, compared to 85.6% in April 2018.

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

 

April

  

Year-to-Date
 

2019

  

2018

  

Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

898

  

814

  

10.3%

  

3,450

  

3,093

  

11.5%

RPMs (000,000)

454

  

396

  

14.6%

  

1,731

  

1,440

  

20.2%

ASMs (000,000)

560

  

499

  

12.2%

  

2,195

  

1,881

  

16.7%

Passenger load factor

81.1%

  

79.4%

  

1.7 pts

  

78.9%

  

76.6%

  

2.3 pts

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

88.4%

  

85.6%

  

2.8 pts

  

79.9%

  

86.0%

  

(6.1) 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 more 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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