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Alaska Air Group Reports December Operational Results
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1/4/2011 2:34 p.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported December operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported a 13.3 percent increase in traffic on a 10.7 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 2.0-point increase in load factor to 85.6 percent. Alaska also reported that 80.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in December 2010, a 3.1-point decrease compared to the 84.0 percent reported in December 2009.
The following table shows the operational results for December 2010 and for the full year 2010, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2010 |
December 2009 |
Change
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2010 |
Year-to-Date 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles RPMs (in millions) |
1,827 |
1,612 |
13.3% |
20,350 |
18,362 |
10.8% |
Available
seat miles
ASMs (in millions) |
2,135 |
1,928 |
10.7% |
24,434 |
23,144 |
5.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.6% |
83.6% |
2.0pts |
83.3% |
79.3% |
4.0pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(in thousands) |
1,440 |
1,318 |
9.2% |
16,514 |
15,561 |
6.1% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
80.9% |
84.0% |
(3.1)pts |
87.5% |
82.9% |
4.6pts |
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HORIZON AIR
Horizon
reported a 2.4 percent decline in traffic on a 5.8 percent decline in
capacity compared to December 2009, resulting in a 2.7-point increase in
load factor to 78.6 percent. Horizon also reported that 67.6 percent of its
flights arrived on time in December 2010, a 13.1-point decrease compared to
the 80.7 percent reported in December 2009.
The following table shows the operational results for December 2010 and for the full year
2010, compared to the prior-year periods: |
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2010 |
December 2009 |
Change
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2010 |
Year-to-Date 2009 |
Change |
| RPMs (in millions) |
206 |
211 |
(2.4)% |
2,450 |
2,408 |
1.7% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
262 |
278 |
(5.8)% |
3,235 |
3,292 |
(1.7)% |
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Passenger load factor |
78.6% |
75.9% |
2.7pts |
75.7% |
73.1% |
2.6pts |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
594 |
594 |
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6,820 |
6,759 |
0.9% |
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On-time arrivals |
67.6% |
80.7% |
(13.1)pts |
84.1% |
86.1% |
(2.0)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" 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 www.alaskaair.com/newsroom .
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