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Alaska Air Group Reports April 2016 Operational Results

SEATTLE, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported April and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines, Inc. (Alaska), and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries, Inc. and third-party regional carriers, SkyWest Airlines and PenAir. Detailed information is provided below.

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported an 11.1 percent increase in traffic on a 10.4 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2015. Load factor increased 0.5 points to 84.1 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska, Horizon and those under third-party capacity purchase agreements.

The following table shows the operational results for April and year-to-date 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:

April

Year-to-Date

2016

2015

Change

2016

2015

Change

Revenue passengers (in thousands)

2,759

2,554

8.0%

10,594

9,870

7.3%

Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions)

3,039

2,735

11.1%

11,610

10,458

11.0%

Available seat miles ASM (in millions)

3,615

3,273

10.4%

14,069

12,530

12.3%

Passenger load factor

84.1%

83.6%

0.5 pts

82.5%

83.5%

(1.0) pts

 

ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 10.3 percent increase in traffic on a 9.0 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2015. Load factor increased 1.0 points to 84.9 percent. Alaska also reported 89.4 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April, compared to 89.3 percent reported in April 2015.

The following table shows Alaska's operational results for April and year-to-date 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:

April

Year-to-Date

2016

2015

Change

2016

2015

Change

Revenue passengers (in thousands)

2,014

1,846

9.1%

7,656

7,081

8.1%

RPMs (in millions)

2,741

2,485

10.3%

10,458

9,480

10.3%

ASMs (in millions)

3,228

2,961

9.0%

12,582

11,307

11.3%

Passenger load factor

84.9%

83.9%

1.0 pts

83.1%

83.8%

(0.7) pts

On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT

89.4%

89.3%

0.1 pts

88.0%

86.2%

1.8 pts

 

REGIONAL FLYING
Regional traffic increased 19.2 percent on a 24.0 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2015. Load factor decreased 3.1 points to 77.0 percent.

The following table shows regional operational results for April and year-to-date 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:

April

Year-to-Date

2016

2015

Change

2016

2015

Change

Revenue passengers (in thousands)

746

708

5.4%

2,938

2,788

5.4%

RPMs (in millions)

298

250

19.2%

1,153

978

17.9%

ASMs (in millions)

387

312

24.0%

1,487

1,222

21.7%

Passenger load factor

77.0%

80.1%

(3.1) pts

77.5%

80.0%

(2.5) pts

 

Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100 cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit Alaska Airlines' newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.

 

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SOURCE Alaska Air Group

Media Contact: Media Relations, (206) 392-5101, newsroom@alaskaair.com; Investor contact: Lavanya Sareen, Managing Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5656