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Alaska Air Group Reports November Operational Results
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12/4/2008 5:00 a.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported November operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported a load factor of 76.7 percent in November 2008, unchanged from November 2007, on a 6.8 percent decline in available seat miles (ASMs) compared to the prior-year period. Alaska also reported that 81.4 percent of its flights arrived on time in November 2008, a 3.5-point increase over the 77.9 percent reported in November 2007. The following tables show the operational results for November 2008 and the first 11 months of 2008 compared to the prior-year periods:
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2008 |
November 2007 |
Change
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2008 |
Year-to-Date 2007 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles
(RPMs or “traffic”) (000,000) |
1,402 |
1,506 |
(6.9)% |
17,229 |
16,889 |
2.0% |
Available
seat miles
(ASMs) (000,000) |
1,829 |
1,963 |
(6.8)% |
22,382 |
22,149 |
1.1% |
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Passenger load factor |
76.7% |
76.7% |
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77.0% |
76.3% |
0.7% |
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Revenue
passengers
(000) |
1,224 |
1,394 |
(12.2)% |
15,532 |
16,123 |
(3.7)% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
81.4% |
77.9% |
3.5 pts |
79.9% |
72.5% |
7.4 pts |
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a decline in load factor to 70.5 percent in November 2008,
compared to 73.4 percent in November 2007, on a 20.7 percent decline in
capacity compared to the prior-year period. Horizon also reported that 83.5
percent of its flights arrived on time in November 2008, a 1.7-point
increase over the 81.8 percent reported in November 2007. The following
tables show the operational results for November 2008 and the first 11
months of 2008 compared to the prior-year periods:
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2008 |
November 2007 |
Change
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2008 |
Year-to-Date 2007 |
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| RPMs (000,000) |
181 |
238 |
(23.9)% |
2,452 |
2,686 |
(8.7)% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
257 |
324 |
(20.7)% |
3,366 |
3,657 |
(8.0)% |
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Passenger load factor |
70.5% |
73.4% |
(2.9) pts |
72.9% |
73.4% |
(0.5) pts |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
525 |
626 |
(16.1)% |
6,857 |
6,915 |
(0.8)% |
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT |
83.5% |
81.8% |
1.7 pts |
85.3% |
82.0% |
3.3 pts |
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Alaska Airlines and sister carrier Horizon Air together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Traditional Network Carriers (tie)" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 North America Airline Satisfaction StudySM. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
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