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Alaska Air Group reports August 2017 operational results
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for August and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods(1):
August |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
4,027 |
3,936 |
2.3% |
29,519 |
28,179 |
4.8% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,784 |
4,520 |
5.8% |
34,909 |
32,830 |
6.3% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,552 |
5,265 |
5.5% |
41,148 |
38,987 |
5.5% |
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Passenger load factor |
86.2% |
85.8% |
0.4 pts |
84.8% |
84.2% |
0.6 pts |
(1) |
2016 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison. |
The following table shows
August |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,414 |
2,303 |
4.8% |
17,625 |
16,521 |
6.7% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
3,233 |
3,027 |
6.8% |
23,840 |
22,255 |
7.1% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
3,732 |
3,513 |
6.2% |
27,824 |
26,243 |
6.0% |
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Passenger load factor |
86.7% |
86.2% |
0.5 pts |
85.7% |
84.8% |
0.9 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
82.8% |
87.8% |
(5.0) pts |
81.5% |
88.3% |
(6.8) pts |
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 2.7 percent on a 3.0 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for August and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
August |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
763 |
744 |
2.6% |
5,492 |
5,354 |
2.6% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
1,175 |
1,144 |
2.7% |
8,405 |
8,089 |
3.9% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
1,369 |
1,329 |
3.0% |
10,007 |
9,620 |
4.0% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.8% |
86.1% |
(0.3) pts |
84.0% |
84.1% |
(0.1) pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
66.7% |
73.9% |
(7.2) pts |
65.9% |
75.8% |
(9.9) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 7.7 percent on a 6.6 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for August and year-to-date compared to the prior-year periods:
August |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
850 |
889 |
(4.4)% |
6,402 |
6,304 |
1.6% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
376 |
349 |
7.7% |
2,665 |
2,486 |
7.2% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
451 |
423 |
6.6% |
3,317 |
3,124 |
6.2% |
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Passenger load factor |
83.4% |
82.5% |
0.9 pts |
80.3% |
79.6% |
0.7 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
76.3% |
83.1% |
(6.8) pts |
78.9% |
87.2% |
(8.3) pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations, Matt Grady, (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com: or Investor contact: Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5382