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Alaska Air Group Reports February Traffic
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3/4/2009 5:09 a.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported February operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported a slight increase in load factor to 73.5 percent in February 2009, compared to 73.3 percent in February 2008, on a 10.5 percent decline in available seat miles (ASMs) compared to the prior-year period. Alaska also reported that 76.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in February 2009, a 0.2-point increase compared to the 76.7 percent reported in February 2008. The following tables show the operational results for February 2009 and for the first two months of 2009, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2009 |
February 2008 |
Change
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2009 |
Year-to-Date 2008 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) (000,000) |
1,274 |
1,419 |
(10.2)% |
2,619 |
2,830 |
(7.4)% |
Available
seat miles
(ASMs) (000,000) |
1,733 |
1,936 |
(10.5)% |
3,610 |
3,985 |
(9.4)% |
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Passenger load factor |
73.5% |
73.3% |
0.2 pts |
72.6% |
71.0% |
1.6 pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(000) |
1,096 |
1,288 |
(14.8)% |
2,229 |
2,543 |
(12.3)% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
76.9% |
76.7% |
0.2 pts |
74.0% |
74.8% |
(0.8) pts |
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a decrease in load factor to 67.2 percent in February 2009, compared to 71.1
percent in February 2008, on a 17.2 percent decline in capacity compared to
the prior-year period. Horizon reported that 86.3% of its flights arrived on
time in February 2009, a 4.7-point increase compared to the 81.6 percent
reported in February 2008. The following tables show the operational results
for February 2009 and for the first two months of 2009 compared to the
prior-year periods: |
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2009 |
February 2008 |
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2009 |
Year-to-Date 2008 |
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| RPMs (000,000) |
166 |
212 |
(21.8)% |
333 |
417 |
(20.2)% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
246 |
298 |
(17.2)% |
511 |
615 |
(16.8)% |
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Passenger load factor |
67.2% |
71.1% |
(3.9) pts |
65.1% |
67.8% |
(2.7) pts |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
487 |
606 |
(19.6)% |
989 |
1,192 |
(17.1)% |
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On-time arrivals as |
86.3% |
81.6% |
4.7 pts |
78.6% |
77.8% |
0.8 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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