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Alaska Air Group reports April 2018 operational results
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AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for April and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
April |
Year-to-Date |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,839 |
3,670 |
4.6% |
14,329 |
13,677 |
4.8% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,599 |
4,346 |
5.8% |
17,003 |
16,054 |
5.9% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,457 |
5,019 |
8.7% |
20,937 |
19,413 |
7.9% |
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Passenger load factor |
84.3% |
86.6% |
(2.3) pts |
81.2% |
82.7% |
(1.5) pts |
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 4.4 percent increase in traffic on a 7.4 percent increase in capacity compared to
Mainline operational results reflect both
April |
Year-to-Date |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,025 |
2,888 |
4.7% |
11,236 |
10,661 |
5.4% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
4,203 |
4,025 |
4.4% |
15,563 |
14,853 |
4.8% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
4,958 |
4,616 |
7.4% |
19,056 |
17,876 |
6.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
84.8% |
87.2% |
(2.4) pts |
81.7% |
83.1% |
(1.4) pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
83.4% |
77.1% |
6.3 pts |
84.1% |
75.2% |
8.9 pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 23.4 percent on a 23.8 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for April and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
April |
Year-to-Date |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
814 |
782 |
4.1% |
3,093 |
3,016 |
2.6% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
396 |
321 |
23.4% |
1,440 |
1,201 |
19.9% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
499 |
403 |
23.8% |
1,881 |
1,537 |
22.4% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.4% |
79.7% |
(0.3) pts |
76.6% |
78.1% |
(1.5) pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
85.6% |
86.6% |
(1.0) pts |
86.0% |
76.4% |
9.6 pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations, (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com; or Investor contact, Matt Grady, Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5382