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Alaska Air Group reports January 2017 operational results
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis,
The following table shows the operational results for January, compared to the prior-year period(1):
January |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,246 |
3,070 |
5.7% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
3,837 |
3,590 |
6.9% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
4,911 |
4,565 |
7.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
78.1% |
78.6% |
(0.5) pts |
(1) |
2016 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison purposes. |
The following table shows
January |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
1,915 |
1,811 |
5.7% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
2,638 |
2,491 |
5.9% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
3,327 |
3,128 |
6.4% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.3% |
79.6% |
(0.3) pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
77.7% |
87.0% |
(9.3) pts |
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 10.3 percent on an 11.9 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for January compared to the prior-year period:
January |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
612 |
561 |
9.1% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
920 |
834 |
10.3% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
1,208 |
1,080 |
11.9% |
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Passenger load factor |
76.2% |
77.2% |
(1.0) pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
62.9% |
74.5% |
(11.6) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 5.3 percent on a similar increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for January compared to the prior-year period:
January |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
719 |
698 |
3.0% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
279 |
265 |
5.3% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
376 |
357 |
5.3% |
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Passenger load factor |
74.2% |
74.2% |
— pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
64.1% |
84.0% |
(19.9) pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations, (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com: or Investor contact: Lavanya Sareen, Managing Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5656