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Alaska Air Group reports May 2019 operational results

SEATTLE, June 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported May operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines Inc. and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries Inc. and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines, a subsidiary of Ravn Air.

AIR GROUP

On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 1.0% increase in traffic on a 0.7% increase in capacity compared to May 2018. Load factor increased 0.3 points to 85.7%.

The following table shows the operational results for May and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:

 

May

  

Year-to-Date
 

2019

  

2018

  

Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

4,028

  

4,042

  

(0.3)%

  

18,237

  

18,370

  

(0.7)%

Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"

4,884

  

4,835

  

1.0%

  

21,951

  

21,837

  

0.5%

Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity"

5,702

  

5,660

  

0.7%

  

26,663

  

26,597

  

0.2%

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 May 2018. Load factor increased 0.3 points to 86.1%. Mainline also reported 82.7% of its flights arrived on time in May 2019, compared to 81.8% reported in May 2018.

The following table shows mainline operational results for May and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:

 

May

  

Year-to-Date
 

2019

  

2018

  

Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

3,076

  

3,162

  

(2.7)%

  

13,834

  

14,398

  

(3.9)%

RPMs (000,000)

4,402

  

4,403

  

—%

  

19,738

  

19,966

  

(1.1)%

ASMs (000,000)

5,115

  

5,132

  

(0.3)%

  

23,880

  

24,188

  

(1.3)%

Passenger load factor

86.1%

  

85.8%

  

0.3 pts

  

82.7%

  

82.5%

  

0.2 pts

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 May 2018. Load factor increased 0.3 points to 82.1 percent. Alaska's regional partners also reported 88.2% of flights arrived on time in May 2019, compared to 87.8% in May 2018.

The following table shows regional operational results for May and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:

 

May

  

Year-to-Date
 

2019

  

2018

  

Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

952

  

880

  

8.2%

  

4,403

  

3,972

  

10.9%

RPMs (000,000)

482

  

432

  

11.6%

  

2,213

  

1,871

  

18.3%

ASMs (000,000)

587

  

528

  

11.2%

  

2,783

  

2,409

  

15.5%

Passenger load factor

82.1%

  

81.8%

  

0.3 pts

  

79.5%

  

77.7%

  

1.8 pts

On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT

88.2%

  

87.8%

  

0.4 pts

  

81.6%

  

86.4%

  

(4.8) pts

Alaska Airlines and its regional partners fly 46 million guests a year to more than 115 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. With Alaska and Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the J.D. Power North America Airline Satisfaction Study for 12 consecutive years from 2008 to 2019. Learn about Alaska's award-winning service at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).

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SOURCE Alaska Air Group Inc.

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