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Alaska Air Group Reports October Operational Results
The following table shows
October |
Year-to-Date |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
1,470 |
1,413 |
4.0 |
% |
15,482 |
14,892 |
4.0 |
% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions) |
1,945 |
1,793 |
8.5 |
% |
20,296 |
18,804 |
7.9 |
% |
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Available seat miles ASM (in millions) |
2,283 |
2,172 |
5.1 |
% |
23,407 |
22,163 |
5.6 |
% |
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Passenger load factor |
85.2 |
% |
82.6 |
% |
2.6 pts |
86.7 |
% |
84.8 |
% |
1.9 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
86.8 |
% |
91.1 |
% |
(4.3) pts |
87.9 |
% |
88.8 |
% |
(0.9) pts |
Horizon reported a 7.9 percent increase in traffic on an 8.1 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Horizon's operational results for October and year-to-date 2012, compared to the prior-year periods:
October |
Year-to-Date |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
573 |
533 |
7.5 |
% |
5,626 |
5,554 |
1.3 |
% |
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RPMs (in millions) |
177 |
164 |
7.9 |
% |
1,736 |
1,798 |
(3.4) |
% |
||||
ASMs (in millions) |
228 |
211 |
8.1 |
% |
2,224 |
2,307 |
(3.6) |
% |
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Passenger load factor |
77.6 |
% |
77.7 |
% |
(0.1) pts |
78.1 |
% |
77.9 |
% |
0.2 pts |
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On-time arrivals |
90.6 |
% |
91.8 |
% |
(1.2) pts |
91.7 |
% |
85.5 |
% |
6.2 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 October and year-to-date 2012, compared to the prior-year periods:
October |
Year-to-Date |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
2,093 |
1,988 |
5.3 |
% |
21,603 |
20,696 |
4.4 |
% |
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RPMs (in millions) |
2,164 |
1,994 |
8.5 |
% |
22,451 |
20,842 |
7.7 |
% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
2,560 |
2,431 |
5.3 |
% |
26,117 |
24,758 |
5.5 |
% |
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Passenger load factor |
84.5 |
% |
82.0 |
% |
2.5 pts |
86.0 |
% |
84.2 |
% |
1.8 pts |
SOURCE
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