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Alaska Air Group reports October 2017 operational results
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for October and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods(1):
October |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,623 |
3,436 |
5.4% |
36,686 |
35,001 |
4.8% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,367 |
3,935 |
11.0% |
43,438 |
40,605 |
7.0% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,211 |
4,671 |
11.6% |
51,380 |
48,219 |
6.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
83.8% |
84.2% |
(0.4) pts |
84.5% |
84.2% |
0.3 pts |
(1) 2016 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison. |
The following table shows
October |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,111 |
1,949 |
8.3% |
21,805 |
20,381 |
7.0% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
2,832 |
2,591 |
9.3% |
29,414 |
27,359 |
7.5% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
3,379 |
3,056 |
10.6% |
34,501 |
32,272 |
6.9% |
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Passenger load factor |
83.8% |
84.8% |
(1.0) pt |
85.3% |
84.8% |
0.5 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
86.0% |
87.6% |
(1.6) pts |
82.4% |
88.4% |
(6.0) pts |
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 14.2 percent on a 13.4 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for October and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
October |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
752 |
685 |
9.8% |
6,934 |
6,713 |
3.3% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
1,176 |
1,030 |
14.2% |
10,639 |
10,131 |
5.0% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
1,383 |
1,220 |
13.4% |
12,658 |
12,041 |
5.1% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.0% |
84.4% |
0.6 pts |
84.0% |
84.1% |
(0.1) pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
73.3% |
76.2% |
(2.9) pts |
67.8% |
76.5% |
(8.7) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 14.3 percent on a 13.7 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for October and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
October |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
760 |
802 |
(5.2)% |
7,947 |
7,907 |
0.5% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
359 |
314 |
14.3% |
3,385 |
3,115 |
8.7% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
449 |
395 |
13.7% |
4,221 |
3,906 |
8.1% |
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Passenger load factor |
80.0% |
79.5% |
0.5 pts |
80.2% |
79.7% |
0.5 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
81.3% |
85.5% |
(4.2) pts |
79.6% |
87.3% |
(7.7) pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations, (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com, or Investor contact: Matt Grady, Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5382