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Alaska Air Group Reports July Traffic, Record Load Factors
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8/3/2010 2:37 p.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported July operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported an 11.0 percent increase in traffic on a 7.1 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 3.1-point increase in load factor to a record 87.4 percent. Alaska also reported that 88.6 percent of its flights arrived on time in July 2010, a 1.4-point increase compared to the 87.2 percent reported in July 2009.
The following table shows the operational results for July 2010 and for the first seven months of 2010, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2010 |
July 2009 |
Change
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2010 |
Year-to-Date 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles RPMs (in millions) |
1,986 |
1,790 |
11.0% |
11,530 |
10,583 |
9.0% |
Available
seat miles
ASMs (in millions) |
2,274 |
2,123 |
7.1% |
13,927 |
13,495 |
3.2% |
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Passenger load factor |
87.4% |
84.3% |
3.1pts |
82.8% |
78.4% |
4.4pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(in thousands) |
1,619 |
1,507 |
7.4% |
9,431 |
9,063 |
4.1% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
88.6% |
87.2% |
1.4pts |
88.5% |
80.2% |
8.3pts |
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HORIZON AIR
Horizon
reported a 1.3 percent increase in traffic on flat capacity compared to July
2009, resulting in a 1.0-point increase in load factor to a record 81.6
percent. Horizon also reported that 81.5 percent of its flights arrived on
time in July 2010, a 6.8-point decrease compared to the 88.3 percent
reported in July 2009.
The following
table shows the operational results for July 2010 and for the first seven
months of 2010, compared to the prior-year periods: |
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2010 |
July 2009 |
Change
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2010 |
Year-to-Date 2009 |
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| RPMs (in millions) |
241 |
238 |
1.3% |
1,430 |
1,371 |
4.3% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
296 |
296 |
0.0% |
1,922 |
1,911 |
0.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
81.6% |
80.6% |
1.0pts |
74.4% |
71.8% |
2.6pts |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
645 |
637 |
1.3% |
3,934 |
3,877 |
1.5% |
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On-time arrivals |
81.5 |
88.3% |
(6.8)pts |
88.2% |
85.5% |
2.7pts |
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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, 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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