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Alaska Air Group reports March 2017 operational results
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for March and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods(1):
March |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,741 |
3,551 |
5.4% |
10,018 |
9,600 |
4.4% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,369 |
4,142 |
5.5% |
11,707 |
11,186 |
4.7% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,116 |
4,840 |
5.7% |
14,394 |
13,719 |
4.9% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.4% |
85.6% |
(0.2) pts |
81.3% |
81.5% |
(0.2) pts |
(1) 2016 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison. |
The following table shows
March |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,242 |
2,090 |
7.3% |
5,951 |
5,642 |
5.5% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
3,039 |
2,845 |
6.8% |
8,091 |
7,716 |
4.9% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
3,504 |
3,278 |
6.9% |
9,799 |
9,354 |
4.8% |
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Passenger load factor |
86.7% |
86.8% |
(0.1) pt |
82.6% |
82.5% |
0.1 pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
79.8% |
86.4% |
(6.6) pts |
78.4% |
87.5% |
(9.1) pts |
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 2.4 percent on a 2.9 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for March and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
March |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
668 |
659 |
1.4% |
1,833 |
1,766 |
3.8% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
1,000 |
977 |
2.4% |
2,736 |
2,615 |
4.6% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
1,200 |
1,166 |
2.9% |
3,461 |
3,265 |
6.0% |
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Passenger load factor |
83.3% |
83.8% |
(0.5) pts |
79.1% |
80.1% |
(1.0) pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
65.5% |
73.8% |
(8.3) pts |
64.7% |
77.4% |
(12.7) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 3.1 percent on a 4.0 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for March and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
March |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
831 |
802 |
3.6% |
2,234 |
2,192 |
1.9% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
330 |
320 |
3.1% |
880 |
855 |
2.9% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
412 |
396 |
4.0% |
1,134 |
1,100 |
3.1% |
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Passenger load factor |
80.1% |
80.8% |
(0.7) pts |
77.6% |
77.7% |
(0.1) pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
84.2% |
87.5% |
(3.3) pts |
72.6% |
89.0% |
(16.4) 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