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Alaska Air Group Reports January Traffic
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2/4/2009 5:02 a.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported January operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported a nearly three-point increase in load factor to 71.7 percent in January 2009, compared to 68.8 percent in January 2008, on an 8.4 percent decline in available seat miles (ASMs) compared to the prior-year period. Alaska reported that 71.5 percent of its flights arrived on time in January 2009, a 1.5-point decrease compared to the 73.0 percent reported in January 2008. The following tables show the operational results for January 2009.
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2009 |
January 2008 |
Change
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Revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) (000,000) |
1,345 |
1,411 |
(4.7)% |
Available
seat miles
(ASMs) (000,000) |
1,876 |
2,049 |
(8.4)% |
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Passenger load factor |
71.7% |
68.8% |
2.9 pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(000) |
1,133 |
1,255 |
(9.7)% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
71.5% |
73.0% |
(1.5) pts |
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a decrease in load factor to 63.0 percent in January 2009, compared to 64.7
percent in January 2008, on a 16.4 percent decline in capacity compared to
the prior-year period. Horizon reported that 71.7percent of its flights
arrived on time in January 2009, a 2.7-point decrease compared to the 74.4
percent reported in January 2008. The following tables show the operational
results for January 2009. |
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2009 |
January 2008 |
Change
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| RPMs (000,000) |
167 |
205 |
(18.5)% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
265 |
317 |
(16.4)% |
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Passenger load factor |
63.0% |
64.7% |
(1.7) pts |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
501 |
586 |
(14.5)% |
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On-time arrivals |
71.7% |
74.4% |
(2.7) pts |
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Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), 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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