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Alaska Air Group reports May 2019 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:
May |
Year-to-Date |
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2019 |
2018 |
Change |
2019 |
2018 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
4,028 |
4,042 |
(0.3)% |
18,237 |
18,370 |
(0.7)% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,884 |
4,835 |
1.0% |
21,951 |
21,837 |
0.5% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,702 |
5,660 |
0.7% |
26,663 |
26,597 |
0.2% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.7% |
85.4% |
0.3 pts |
82.3% |
82.1% |
0.2 pts |
MAINLINE
Mainline reported flat traffic on a 0.3% decrease in capacity compared to
The following table shows mainline operational results for May and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
May |
Year-to-Date |
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2019 |
2018 |
Change |
2019 |
2018 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,076 |
3,162 |
(2.7)% |
13,834 |
14,398 |
(3.9)% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
4,402 |
4,403 |
—% |
19,738 |
19,966 |
(1.1)% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
5,115 |
5,132 |
(0.3)% |
23,880 |
24,188 |
(1.3)% |
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Passenger load factor |
86.1% |
85.8% |
0.3 pts |
82.7% |
82.5% |
0.2 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
82.7% |
81.8% |
0.9 pts |
79.5% |
83.6% |
(4.1) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 11.6% on an 11.2% 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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2019 |
2018 |
Change |
2019 |
2018 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
952 |
880 |
8.2% |
4,403 |
3,972 |
10.9% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
482 |
432 |
11.6% |
2,213 |
1,871 |
18.3% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
587 |
528 |
11.2% |
2,783 |
2,409 |
15.5% |
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Passenger load factor |
82.1% |
81.8% |
0.3 pts |
79.5% |
77.7% |
1.8 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
88.2% |
87.8% |
0.4 pts |
81.6% |
86.4% |
(4.8) pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations - (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com; Investor contact - Matt Grady, Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5382