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Alaska Air Group reports May 2018 operational results
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AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for May and year-to-date compared, to the prior-year periods:
May |
Year-to-Date |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
4,042 |
3,790 |
6.6% |
18,370 |
17,468 |
5.2% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) |
4,835 |
4,500 |
7.4% |
21,837 |
20,554 |
6.2% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) |
5,660 |
5,202 |
8.8% |
26,597 |
24,616 |
8.0% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.4% |
86.5% |
(1.1) pts |
82.1% |
83.5% |
(1.4) pts |
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 5.8 percent increase in traffic on a 7.3 percent increase in capacity compared to
Mainline operational results reflect both
May |
Year-to-Date |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,162 |
2,979 |
6.1% |
14,398 |
13,641 |
5.5% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
4,403 |
4,161 |
5.8% |
19,966 |
19,014 |
5.0% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
5,132 |
4,781 |
7.3% |
24,188 |
22,658 |
6.8% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.8% |
87.0% |
(1.2) pts |
82.5% |
83.9% |
(1.4) pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
81.8% |
76.2% |
5.6 pts |
83.6% |
75.4% |
8.2 pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 27.4 percent on a 25.4 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for May and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
May |
Year-to-Date |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
880 |
811 |
8.5% |
3,972 |
3,827 |
3.8% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
432 |
339 |
27.4% |
1,871 |
1,540 |
21.5% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
528 |
421 |
25.4% |
2,409 |
1,958 |
23.0% |
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Passenger load factor |
81.8% |
80.5% |
1.3 pts |
77.7% |
78.7% |
(1.0) pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
87.8% |
86.4% |
1.4 pts |
86.4% |
78.4% |
8.0 pts |
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