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Alaska Air Group Reports March Traffic
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4/3/2009 4:58 a.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported March operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported an increase in load factor to 81.6 percent in March 2009, compared to
80.8 percent in March 2008, on a 9.0 percent decline in available seat miles (ASMs) compared to the prior-year period. Alaska also reported that 70.2 percent of its flights arrived on time in March 2009, a 7.8-point decrease compared to the 78.0 percent reported in March 2008. The decline was caused in part by the eruptions of Mt. Redoubt in Alaska, which have disrupted operations since March 22, 2009. The following tables show the operational results for March 2009 and the first three months of 2009, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2009 |
March 2008 |
Change
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2009 |
Year-to-Date 2008 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) (000,000) |
1,559 |
1,696 |
(8.1)% |
4,179 |
4,526 |
(7.7)% |
Available
seat miles
(ASMs) (000,000) |
1,910 |
2,099 |
(9.0)% |
5,520 |
6,084 |
(9.3)% |
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Passenger load factor |
81.6% |
80.8% |
0.8 pts |
75.7% |
74.4% |
1.3 pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(000) |
1,344 |
1,537 |
(12.6)% |
3,573 |
4,080 |
(12.4)% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
70.2% |
78.0% |
(7.8) pts |
72.6% |
75.9% |
(3.3) pts |
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a decrease in load factor to 69.5 percent in March 2009, compared to 73.8
percent in March 2008, on a 15.9 percent decline in capacity compared to the
prior-year period. Horizon reported that 86.0 percent of its flights arrived
on time in March 2009, a 0.4-point decrease compared to the 86.4 percent
reported in March 2008. The following tables show the operational results
for March 2009 and the first three months of 2009, compared to the
prior-year periods: |
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2009 |
March 2008 |
Change
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2009 |
Year-to-Date 2008 |
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| RPMs (000,000) |
191 |
241 |
(20.7)% |
524 |
658 |
(20.4)% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
275 |
327 |
(15.9)% |
787 |
942 |
(16.5)% |
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Passenger load factor |
69.5% |
73.8% |
(4.3) pts |
66.6% |
69.9% |
(3.3) pts |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
558 |
659 |
(15.3)% |
1,546 |
1,852 |
(16.5)% |
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On-time arrivals |
86.0% |
86.4% |
(0.4) pts |
81.2% |
80.7% |
0.5 pts |
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Alaska Airlines and 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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