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Alaska Air Group Reports June Traffic
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7/2/2010 10:29 a.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported June operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported an 11.5 percent increase in traffic on a 6.4 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 3.9-point increase in load factor to 84.6 percent. Alaska also reported that
88.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in June 2010, a 4.4-point increase compared to the
84.5 percent reported in June 2009.
The following table shows the operational results for June 2010 and for the first six months of 2010, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2010 |
June 2009 |
Change
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2010 |
Year-to-Date 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles RPMs (in millions) |
1,832 |
1,644 |
11.5% |
9,544 |
8,792 |
8.6% |
Available
seat miles
ASMs (in millions) |
2,167 |
2,036 |
6.4% |
11,653 |
11,372 |
2.5% |
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Passenger load factor |
84.6% |
80.7% |
3.9pts |
81.9% |
77.3% |
4.6pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(in thousands) |
1,501 |
1,404 |
6.9% |
7,811 |
7,556 |
3.4% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
88.9% |
84.5% |
4.4pts |
88.5% |
78.9% |
9.6pts |
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 0.9 percent increase in
traffic on a 1.2 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 0.3-point
decrease in load factor to 79.1 percent. Horizon also reported that 87.5
percent of its flights arrived on time in June 2010, a 1.1-point decrease
compared to the 88.6 percent reported in June 2009.
The following table shows the operational results for June 2010 and for the
first six months of 2010, compared to the prior-year periods: |
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2010 |
June 2009 |
Change
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2010 |
Year-to-Date 2009 |
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| RPMs (in millions) |
228 |
226 |
0.9% |
1,189 |
1,133 |
4.9% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
288 |
284 |
1.2% |
1,626 |
1,615 |
0.7% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.1% |
79.4% |
(0.3)pts |
73.1% |
70.2% |
2.9pts |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
613 |
608 |
0.8% |
3,289 |
3,240 |
1.5% |
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On-time arrivals |
87.5 |
88.6% |
(1.1)pts |
89.4% |
85.0% |
4.4pts |
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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, 2009 and 2010 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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