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Alaska Air Group reports June 2017 operational results
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for June and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods(1):
June |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,933 |
3,740 |
5.2% |
21,417 |
20,335 |
5.3% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,707 |
4,348 |
8.3% |
25,270 |
23,747 |
6.4% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,389 |
5,040 |
6.9% |
30,005 |
28,469 |
5.4% |
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Passenger load factor |
87.3% |
86.3% |
1.0 pt |
84.2% |
83.4% |
0.8 pt |
(1) |
2016 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison. |
The following table shows
June |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,332 |
2,182 |
6.9% |
12,767 |
11,925 |
7.1% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
3,166 |
2,912 |
8.7% |
17,314 |
16,172 |
7.1% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
3,615 |
3,363 |
7.5% |
20,344 |
19,229 |
5.8% |
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Passenger load factor |
87.6% |
86.6% |
1.0 pt |
85.1% |
84.1% |
1.0 pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
82.9% |
86.5% |
(3.6) pts |
80.5% |
88.1% |
(7.6) pts |
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 5.6 percent on a 4.2 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for June and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
June |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
744 |
723 |
2.9% |
3,966 |
3,852 |
3.0% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
1,171 |
1,109 |
5.6% |
6,046 |
5,779 |
4.6% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
1,328 |
1,274 |
4.2% |
7,257 |
6,953 |
4.4% |
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Passenger load factor |
88.2% |
87.0% |
1.2 pts |
83.3% |
83.1% |
0.2 pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
67.1% |
72.5% |
(5.4) pts |
64.0% |
76.2% |
(12.2) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 13.1 percent on a 10.7 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for June and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
June |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
857 |
836 |
2.5% |
4,684 |
4,558 |
2.8% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
370 |
327 |
13.1% |
1,910 |
1,796 |
6.3% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
446 |
403 |
10.7% |
2,404 |
2,287 |
5.1% |
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Passenger load factor |
83.0% |
81.1% |
1.9 pts |
79.5% |
78.5% |
1.0 pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
79.8% |
84.6% |
(4.8) pts |
78.7% |
88.2% |
(9.5) pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations, (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com, Investor contact: Lavanya Sareen, Managing Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5656