SEATTLE, June 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air
Group Inc. today reported May operational results on a consolidated
basis, for its mainline operations flown by subsidiaries Alaska
Airlines Inc. and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary
Horizon Air Industries Inc. and third-party regional carriers
SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines.
On Jan. 11, 2018, Alaska and Virgin America consolidated their
operations onto a Single Operating Certificate. Results for
Alaska and Virgin America have
been combined into a single mainline operation.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 7.4
percent increase in traffic on an 8.8 percent increase in capacity
compared to May 2017. Load factor
decreased 1.1 points to 85.4 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for May and
year-to-date compared, to the prior-year periods:
|
May
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
4,042
|
|
3,790
|
|
6.6%
|
|
18,370
|
|
17,468
|
|
5.2%
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000)
"traffic"
|
4,835
|
|
4,500
|
|
7.4%
|
|
21,837
|
|
20,554
|
|
6.2%
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000)
"capacity"
|
5,660
|
|
5,202
|
|
8.8%
|
|
26,597
|
|
24,616
|
|
8.0%
|
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 May
2017. Load factor decreased 1.2 points to 85.8 percent.
Mainline also reported 81.8 percent of its flights arrived on time
in May 2018, compared to 76.2 percent
reported in May 2017.
Mainline operational results reflect both Alaska and Virgin America combined. The
following table shows mainline operational results for May and
year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
May
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,162
|
|
2,979
|
|
6.1%
|
|
14,398
|
|
13,641
|
|
5.5%
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
4,403
|
|
4,161
|
|
5.8%
|
|
19,966
|
|
19,014
|
|
5.0%
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
5,132
|
|
4,781
|
|
7.3%
|
|
24,188
|
|
22,658
|
|
6.8%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
85.8%
|
|
87.0%
|
|
(1.2) pts
|
|
82.5%
|
|
83.9%
|
|
(1.4) pts
|
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 May 2017.
Load factor increased 1.3 points to 81.8 percent. Alaska's regional partners also reported 87.8
percent of its flights arrived on time in May 2018, compared to 86.4 percent in
May 2017.
The following table shows regional operational results for May
and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
May
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
880
|
|
811
|
|
8.5%
|
|
3,972
|
|
3,827
|
|
3.8%
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
432
|
|
339
|
|
27.4%
|
|
1,871
|
|
1,540
|
|
21.5%
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
528
|
|
421
|
|
25.4%
|
|
2,409
|
|
1,958
|
|
23.0%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
81.8%
|
|
80.5%
|
|
1.3 pts
|
|
77.7%
|
|
78.7%
|
|
(1.0) pts
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
87.8%
|
|
86.4%
|
|
1.4 pts
|
|
86.4%
|
|
78.4%
|
|
8.0 pts
|
Alaska Airlines and its regional partners fly 44 million guests
a year to more than 115 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily
flights across the United States
and to Mexico, Canada and Costa
Rica. With Alaska and
Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights
to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines ranked
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers
in North America" in the J.D. Power North America Airline
Satisfaction Study for 11 consecutive years from 2008 to 2018.
Learn about Alaska's award-winning
service at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska
Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group
(NYSE: ALK).
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