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Alaska Air Group reports February 2018 operational results
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AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for February and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
February |
Year-to-Date |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,229 |
3,029 |
6.6% |
6,571 |
6,270 |
4.8% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
3,778 |
3,503 |
7.9% |
7,750 |
7,339 |
5.6% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
4,758 |
4,366 |
9.0% |
9,994 |
9,277 |
7.7% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.4% |
80.2% |
(0.8) pts |
77.5% |
79.1% |
(1.6) pts |
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 7.1 percent increase in traffic on an 8.1 percent increase in capacity compared to
Mainline operational results reflect both
February |
Year-to-Date |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,531 |
2,345 |
7.9% |
5,126 |
4,867 |
5.3% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
3,462 |
3,232 |
7.1% |
7,105 |
6,789 |
4.7% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
4,345 |
4,020 |
8.1% |
9,113 |
8,555 |
6.5% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.7% |
80.4% |
(0.7) pts |
78.0% |
79.4% |
(1.4) pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
84.3% |
73.9% |
10.4 pts |
85.7% |
73.8% |
11.9 pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 16.6 percent on a 19.4 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for February and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
February |
Year-to-Date |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
698 |
684 |
2.0% |
1,445 |
1,403 |
3.0% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
316 |
271 |
16.6% |
645 |
550 |
17.3% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
413 |
346 |
19.4% |
881 |
722 |
22.0% |
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Passenger load factor |
76.5% |
78.3% |
(1.8) pts |
73.2% |
76.2% |
(3.0) pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
85.3% |
69.6% |
15.7 pts |
85.8% |
66.9% |
18.9 pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations, (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com or Investors, Matt Grady, Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5382