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Alaska Air Group Reports April Traffic
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5/4/2010 12:27 pm (PT)
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported April operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported a 7.3 percent increase in traffic on a 2.2 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 4.0-point increase in load factor to 82.9 percent. Alaska also reported that 90.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in April 2010, a 6.6-point increase compared to the 84.3 percent reported in April 2009.
The following table shows the operational results for April 2010 and for the first four months of 2010, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2010 |
April 2009 |
Change
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2010 |
Year-to-Date 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles RPMs (in millions) |
1,583 |
1,475 |
7.3% |
6,055 |
5,653 |
7.1% |
Available
seat miles
ASMs (in millions) |
1,910 |
1,868 |
2.2% |
7,451 |
7,388 |
0.8% |
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Passenger load factor |
82.9% |
78.9% |
4.0pts |
81.3% |
76.5% |
4.8pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(in thousands) |
1,302 |
1,280 |
1.7% |
4,943 |
4,854 |
1.8% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
90.9% |
84.3% |
6.6pts |
87.6% |
75.5% |
12.1pts |
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 5.9 percent increase in
traffic on a 2.1 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 2.6-point
increase in load factor to 71.8 percent. Horizon also reported that 90.0
percent of its flights arrived on time in April 2010, slightly better than
the 89.9 percent reported in April 2009.
The following table shows the operational
results for April 2010 and for the first four months of 2010, compared to
the prior-year periods:
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2010 |
April 2009 |
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2010 |
Year-to-Date 2009 |
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| RPMs (in millions) |
195 |
184 |
5.9% |
762 |
709 |
7.5% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
272 |
267 |
2.1% |
1,065 |
1,054 |
1.1% |
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Passenger load factor |
71.8% |
69.2% |
2.6pts |
71.5% |
67.3% |
4.2pts |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
538 |
530 |
1.4% |
2,122 |
2,077 |
2.2% |
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On-time arrivals |
90.0 |
89.9% |
0.1pts |
89.1% |
83.4% |
5.7pts |
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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" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 and 2009 North America Airline Satisfaction StudiesSM. 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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