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Alaska Air Group Reports November Operational Results
The following table shows
November |
Year-to-Date |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
1,495 |
1,433 |
4.3% |
16,977 |
16,325 |
4.0% |
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Revenue passenger miles |
2,015 |
1,842 |
9.4% |
22,311 |
20,645 |
8.1% |
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Available seat miles ASM (in millions) |
2,333 |
2,133 |
9.4% |
25,740 |
24,297 |
5.9% |
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Passenger load factor |
86.4% |
86.4% |
— |
86.7% |
85.0% |
1.7 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
87.3% |
84.8% |
2.5 pts |
87.9% |
88.4% |
(0.5) pts |
Horizon reported an 8.1 percent increase in traffic on a 7.9 percent increase in capacity compared with
The following table shows Horizon's operational results for November and year-to-date 2012, compared with the prior-year periods:
November |
Year-to-Date |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
569 |
526 |
8.2% |
6,195 |
6,079 |
1.9% |
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RPMs (in millions) |
174 |
161 |
8.1% |
1,910 |
1,961 |
(2.6)% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
219 |
203 |
7.9% |
2,443 |
2,510 |
(2.7)% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.8% |
79.3% |
0.5 pts |
78.2% |
78.1% |
0.1 pts |
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On-time arrivals |
89.8% |
88.9% |
0.9 pts |
91.5% |
85.8% |
5.7 pts |
The year-to-date decline in capacity and traffic for Horizon from the prior year is due primarily to the completion of Horizon's transition out of the CRJ-700 regional jet. This transition was completed in
AIR GROUP (including flights operated by third parties)
On a combined basis,
The following table shows the operational results for November and year-to-date 2012, compared with the prior-year periods:
November |
Year-to-Date |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
2,112 |
2,002 |
5.5% |
23,715 |
22,696 |
4.5% |
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RPMs (in millions) |
2,231 |
2,041 |
9.3% |
24,683 |
22,883 |
7.9% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
2,599 |
2,383 |
9.1% |
28,716 |
27,139 |
5.8% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.8% |
85.6% |
0.2 pts |
86.0% |
84.3% |
1.7 pts |
SOURCE
Bobbie Egan, Media Relations Manager, +1-206-392-5134; Chris Berry, Managing Director of Investor Relations, +1-206-392-5260