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Alaska Air Group reports July 2017 operational results
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for July and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods(1):
July |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
4,075 |
3,909 |
4.2% |
25,492 |
24,244 |
5.1% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,864 |
4,561 |
6.6% |
30,134 |
28,308 |
6.5% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,591 |
5,253 |
6.4% |
35,596 |
33,722 |
5.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
87.0% |
86.8% |
0.2 pts |
84.7% |
83.9% |
0.8 pts |
(1) |
2016 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison. |
The following table shows
July |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,445 |
2,293 |
6.6% |
15,211 |
14,218 |
7.0% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
3,292 |
3,055 |
7.8% |
20,607 |
19,227 |
7.2% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
3,748 |
3,502 |
7.0% |
24,092 |
22,731 |
6.0% |
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Passenger load factor |
87.8% |
87.2% |
0.6 pts |
85.5% |
84.6% |
0.9 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
85.7% |
89.4% |
(3.7) pts |
81.3% |
88.3% |
(7.0) pts |
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 2.4 percent on a 3.2 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for July and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
July |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
763 |
758 |
0.7% |
4,729 |
4,611 |
2.6% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
1,193 |
1,165 |
2.4% |
7,239 |
6,945 |
4.2% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
1,381 |
1,338 |
3.2% |
8,638 |
8,291 |
4.2% |
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Passenger load factor |
86.4% |
87.1% |
(0.7) pts |
83.8% |
83.8% |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
75.8% |
75.5% |
0.3 pts |
65.8% |
76.1% |
(10.3) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 11.5 percent on an 11.6 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for July and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
July |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
867 |
858 |
1.0% |
5,552 |
5,416 |
2.5% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
379 |
340 |
11.5% |
2,288 |
2,136 |
7.1% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
462 |
414 |
11.6% |
2,866 |
2,700 |
6.1% |
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Passenger load factor |
82.0% |
82.1% |
(0.1) pts |
79.8% |
79.1% |
0.7 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
82.9% |
86.0% |
(3.1) pts |
79.3% |
87.8% |
(8.5) pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations, (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com; Investor contact: Lavanya Sareen, Managing Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5656