SEATTLE, Jan. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air
Group Inc. today reported December and full-year operational
results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations
operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines Inc. and for its regional
flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries Inc. and
third-party regional carriers.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 9.4%
increase in traffic on a 4.7% increase in capacity compared to
December 2018. Load factor increased
3.7 points to 85.9%.
The following table shows the operational results for December
and full-year 2019, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
December
|
|
Full-Year
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
4,097
|
|
3,696
|
|
10.8%
|
|
46.733
|
|
45.802
|
|
2.0%
|
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
4,913
|
|
4,489
|
|
9.4%
|
|
56,040
|
|
54,673
|
|
2.5%
|
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,717
|
|
5,461
|
|
4.7%
|
|
66,654
|
|
65,335
|
|
2.0%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
85.9%
|
|
82.2%
|
|
3.7 pts
|
|
84.1%
|
|
83.7%
|
|
0.4 pts
|
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 9.4% increase in traffic on a 4.9% increase in
capacity compared to December 2018.
Load factor increased 3.6 points to 86.2%. Mainline also reported
73.8% of its flights arrived on time in December 2019, compared to 81.9% reported in
December 2018.
The following table shows mainline operational results for
December and full-year 2019, compared to the prior-year
periods:
|
December
|
|
Full
Year
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,071
|
|
2,795
|
|
9.9%
|
|
35,530
|
|
35,603
|
|
(0.2)%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
4,414
|
|
4,036
|
|
9.4%
|
|
50,413
|
|
49,781
|
|
1.3%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
5,122
|
|
4,885
|
|
4.9%
|
|
59,711
|
|
59,187
|
|
0.9%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
86.2%
|
|
82.6%
|
|
3.6 pts
|
|
84.4%
|
|
84.1%
|
|
0.3 pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
73.8%
|
|
81.9%
|
|
(8.1) pts
|
|
80.3%
|
|
82.6%
|
|
(2.3) pts
|
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 10.2% on a 3.3% increase in capacity
compared to December 2018. Load
factor increased 5.3 points to 83.9%. Alaska's regional partners also reported 75.2%
of flights arrived on time in December
2019, compared to 78.9% in December
2018.
The following table shows regional operational results for
December and full-year 2019, compared to the prior-year
periods:
|
December
|
|
Full
Year
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
1,026
|
|
901
|
|
13.9%
|
|
11,203
|
|
10,199
|
|
9.8%
|
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
499
|
|
453
|
|
10.2%
|
|
5,627
|
|
4,892
|
|
15.0%
|
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
595
|
|
576
|
|
3.3%
|
|
6,943
|
|
6,148
|
|
12.9%
|
|
Passenger load
factor
|
83.9%
|
|
78.6%
|
|
5.3 pts
|
|
81.0%
|
|
79.6%
|
|
1.4 pts
|
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
75.2%
|
|
78.9%
|
|
(3.7) pts
|
|
83.2%
|
|
83.0%
|
|
0.2 pts
|
Alaska Airlines and its regional partners fly 46 million guests
a year to more than 115 destinations with an average of 1,300 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 800 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 12 consecutive years from 2008 to 2019.
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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