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Alaska Air Group Reports August Operational Results
The following table shows
August |
Year-to-Date |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
1,756 |
1,698 |
3.4% |
12,552 |
12,033 |
4.3% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions) |
2,276 |
2,105 |
8.1% |
16,452 |
15,204 |
8.2% |
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Available seat miles ASM (in millions) |
2,561 |
2,385 |
7.4% |
18,864 |
17,838 |
5.8% |
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Passenger load factor |
88.9% |
88.3% |
0.6 pts |
87.2% |
85.2% |
2.0 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
89.3% |
90.8% |
(1.5) pts |
87.9% |
88.1% |
(0.2) pts |
Horizon reported a 5.2 percent increase in traffic on a 5.2 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Horizon's operational results for August and year-to-date 2012, compared to the prior-year periods:
August |
Year-to-Date |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
636 |
610 |
4.3% |
4,506 |
4,492 |
0.3% |
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RPMs (in millions) |
201 |
191 |
5.2% |
1,391 |
1,473 |
(5.6)% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
242 |
230 |
5.2% |
1,777 |
1,893 |
(6.1)% |
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Passenger load factor |
83.1% |
83.0% |
0.1 pts |
78.3% |
77.8% |
0.5 pts |
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On-time arrivals |
93.9% |
92.7% |
1.2 pts |
91.6% |
83.9% |
7.7 pts |
The year-to-date decline in capacity and traffic for Horizon from the prior year is due primarily to the completion of Horizon's transition out of the CRJ-700 regional jet. This transition was completed in
AIR GROUP (including flights operated by third parties)
On a combined basis,
The following table shows the operational results for August and year-to-date 2012, compared to the prior-year periods:
August |
Year-to-Date |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
2,448 |
2,358 |
3.8% |
17,455 |
16,689 |
4.6% |
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RPMs (in millions) |
2,524 |
2,342 |
7.8% |
18,178 |
16,842 |
7.9% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
2,855 |
2,666 |
7.1% |
21,030 |
19,927 |
5.5% |
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Passenger load factor |
88.4% |
87.8% |
0.6 pts |
86.4% |
84.5% |
1.9 pts |
SOURCE
Bobbie Egan, Media Relations Manager,+1-206-392-5134; Chris Berry, Managing Director of Investor Relations, +1-206-392-5260