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Alaska Air Group reports September 2017 operational results
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations,
The following table shows the operational results for September and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods(1):
September |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
3,543 |
3,384 |
4.7% |
33,063 |
31,564 |
4.7% |
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" |
4,162 |
3,839 |
8.4% |
39,072 |
36,669 |
6.6% |
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" |
5,021 |
4,561 |
10.1% |
46,169 |
43,548 |
6.0% |
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Passenger load factor |
82.9% |
84.2% |
(1.3) pts |
84.6% |
84.2% |
0.4 pts |
(1) |
2016 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison. |
The following table shows
September |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,068 |
1,911 |
8.2% |
19,693 |
18,432 |
6.8% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
2,742 |
2,513 |
9.1% |
26,582 |
24,767 |
7.3% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
3,298 |
2,973 |
10.9% |
31,122 |
29,216 |
6.5% |
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Passenger load factor |
83.1% |
84.5% |
(1.4) pts |
85.4% |
84.8% |
0.6 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
86.4% |
90.2% |
(3.8) pts |
82.0% |
88.5% |
(6.5) pts |
VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 4.6 percent on a 5.5 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for September and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
September |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
689 |
673 |
2.4% |
6,182 |
6,028 |
2.6% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
1,058 |
1,011 |
4.6% |
9,463 |
9,101 |
4.0% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
1,267 |
1,201 |
5.5% |
11,274 |
10,820 |
4.2% |
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Passenger load factor |
83.5% |
84.2% |
(0.7) pts |
83.9% |
84.1% |
(0.2) pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
77.4% |
82.3% |
(4.9) pts |
67.2% |
76.5% |
(9.3) pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 14.9 percent on a 17.3 percent increase in capacity compared to
The following table shows regional operational results for September and year-to-date 2017, compared to the prior-year periods:
September |
Year-to-Date |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
786 |
800 |
(1.8)% |
7,188 |
7,105 |
1.2% |
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RPMs (000,000) |
362 |
315 |
14.9% |
3,027 |
2,801 |
8.1% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
455 |
388 |
17.3% |
3,772 |
3,512 |
7.4% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.6% |
81.2% |
(1.6) pts |
80.2% |
79.8% |
0.4 pts |
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT |
82.7% |
90.1% |
(7.4) pts |
79.4% |
87.5% |
(8.1) pts |
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SOURCE
Media Relations, (206) 304-0008, newsroom@alaskaair.com; Investors, Matt Grady, Director, Investor Relations, (206) 392-5382