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Alaska Air Group Reports December and Year-End Operational Results
The following table shows
December |
Full Year |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
1,549 |
1,485 |
4.3% |
18,526 |
17,810 |
4.0% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions) |
2,105 |
1,941 |
8.4% |
24,417 |
22,586 |
8.1% |
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Available seat miles ASM (in millions) |
2,440 |
2,220 |
9.9% |
28,180 |
26,517 |
6.3% |
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Passenger load factor |
86.3% |
87.4% |
(1.1) pts |
86.6% |
85.2% |
1.4 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
83.3% |
85.4% |
(2.1) pts |
87.5% |
88.2% |
(0.7) pts |
Horizon reported a 5.3 percent increase in December traffic on a 4.6 percent increase in capacity compared with
The following table shows Horizon's operational results for December and full-year 2012, compared with the prior-year periods:
December |
Full Year |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
586 |
562 |
4.3% |
6,781 |
6,641 |
2.1% |
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RPMs (in millions) |
179 |
170 |
5.3% |
2,090 |
2,131 |
(1.9)% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
226 |
216 |
4.6% |
2,669 |
2,726 |
(2.1)% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.4% |
78.7% |
0.7 pts |
78.3% |
78.2% |
0.1 pts |
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On-time arrivals |
85.2% |
90.2% |
(5.0) pts |
91.0% |
86.1% |
4.9 pts |
The year-to-date decline in capacity and traffic for Horizon from the prior year is due primarily to the completion of Horizon's transition out of the CRJ-700 regional jet. This transition was completed in
AIR GROUP (including flights operated by third parties)
On a combined basis,
The following table shows the operational results for December and full-year 2012, compared with the prior-year periods:
December |
Full Year |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
2,181 |
2,094 |
4.2% |
25,896 |
24,790 |
4.5% |
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RPMs (in millions) |
2,324 |
2,149 |
8.1% |
27,007 |
25,032 |
7.9% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
2,712 |
2,488 |
9.0% |
31,428 |
29,627 |
6.1% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.7% |
86.4% |
(0.7) pts |
85.9% |
84.5% |
1.4 pts |
SOURCE
Bobbie Egan, Media Relations Manager, +1-206-392-5101; Chris Berry, Managing Director of Investor Relations, +1-206-392-5260