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Alaska Air Group Reports May 2017 Operational Results
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for May and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods(1):
May |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,793 |
3,574 |
6.1% |
17,483 |
16,595 |
5.4% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,500 |
4,181 |
7.6% |
20,554 |
19,400 |
5.9% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,202 |
4,914 |
5.9% |
24,616 |
23,430 |
5.1% |
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Passenger load factor |
86.5% |
85.1% |
1.4 pts |
83.5% |
82.8% |
0.7 pt |
(1) 2016 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison. |
The following table shows
May |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,276 |
2,087 |
9.1% |
10,434 |
9,743 |
7.1% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
3,071 |
2,803 |
9.6% |
14,148 |
13,260 |
6.7% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
3,505 |
3,284 |
6.7% |
16,729 |
15,866 |
5.4% |
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Passenger load factor |
87.6% |
85.4% |
2.2 pts |
84.6% |
83.6% |
1.0 pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
82.6% |
90.3% |
(7.7) pts |
79.9% |
88.5% |
(8.6) pts |
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 2.6 percent on a 3.5 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for May and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
May |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
706 |
703 |
0.4% |
3,222 |
3,130 |
2.9% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
1,090 |
1,062 |
2.6% |
4,866 |
4,671 |
4.2% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
1,276 |
1,233 |
3.5% |
5,929 |
5,680 |
4.4% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.4% |
86.1% |
(0.7) pt |
82.1% |
82.2% |
(0.1) pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
58.7% |
76.7% |
(18.0) pts |
63.4% |
77.0% |
(13.6) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 7.3 percent on a 6.0 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for May and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
May |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
811 |
784 |
3.4% |
3,827 |
3,722 |
2.8% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
339 |
316 |
7.3% |
1,540 |
1,469 |
4.8% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
421 |
397 |
6.0% |
1,958 |
1,884 |
3.9% |
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Passenger load factor |
80.5% |
79.6% |
0.9 pt |
78.7% |
78.0% |
0.7 pt |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
86.4% |
91.7% |
(5.3) pts |
78.4% |
89.0% |
(10.6) pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations, (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com, or Investor contact: Lavanya Sareen, Managing Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5656