Alaska Air Group Reports May Traffic
Alaska reported a 10.7 percent increase in traffic on a 4.5 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 4.6-point increase in load factor to 81.4 percent.
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported May operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska also reported that 91.5 percent of its flights arrived on time in May 2010, a 5.8-point increase compared to the 85.7 percent reported in May 2009.
The following table shows the operational results for May 2010 and for the first five months of 2010, compared to the prior-year periods:
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May |
Year-to-Date |
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2010 |
2009 |
Change |
2010 |
2009 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles |
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  RPMs (in millions) |
1,656 |
1,495 |
10.7% |
7,711 |
7,148 |
7.9% |
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Available seat miles |
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  ASMs (in millions) |
2,035 |
1,947 |
4.5% |
9,485 |
9,336 |
1.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
81.4% |
76.8% |
4.6pts |
81.3% |
76.6% |
4.7pts |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
1,368 |
1,298 |
5.3% |
6,311 |
6,152 |
2.6% |
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On-time arrivals as reported |
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to U.S. DOT |
91.5% |
85.7% |
5.8pts |
88.4% |
77.7% |
10.7pts |
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HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 0.4 percent increase in traffic on a 1.5 percent decrease in capacity, resulting in a 1.4-point increase in load factor to 73.1 percent. Horizon also reported that 92.1 percent of its flights arrived on time in May 2010, a 4.3-point increase compared to the 87.8 percent reported in May 2009.
The following table shows the operational results for May 2010 and for the first five months of 2010, compared to the prior-year periods:
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May |
Year-to-Date |
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2010 |
2009 |
Change |
2010 |
2009 |
Change |
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RPMs (in millions) |
200 |
199 |
0.4% |
961 |
907 |
5.9% |
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ASMs (in millions) |
273 |
277 |
(1.5)% |
1,338 |
1,331 |
0.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
73.1% |
71.7% |
1.4pts |
71.8% |
68.2% |
3.6pts |
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Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
554 |
555 |
(0.1)% |
2,676 |
2,632 |
1.7% |
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On-time arrivals |
92.1% |
87.8% |
4.3pts |
89.7% |
84.3% |
5.4pts |
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