SEATTLE, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc.
(NYSE: ALK) today reported April operational results for its
subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined
basis. Detailed information is provided below.
ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 6.3 percent
increase in traffic on a 3.1 percent increase in capacity compared
to April 2011. This resulted in a
2.5-point increase in load factor to a record 87.4 percent.
Alaska also reported 90.6 percent
of its flights arrived on time in April, compared to the 89.5
percent reported in April 2011.
The following table shows Alaska's operational results for April and
year-to-date 2012, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
April
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2012
|
2011
|
Change
|
2012
|
2011
|
Change
|
Revenue
passengers (in thousands)
|
1,514
|
|
1,470
|
|
3.0%
|
|
5,789
|
|
5,577
|
|
3.8%
|
|
Revenue
passenger miles
RPM (in millions)
|
1,986
|
|
1,869
|
|
6.3%
|
|
7,623
|
|
7,149
|
|
6.6%
|
|
Available
seat miles
ASM (in millions)
|
2,272
|
|
2,203
|
|
3.1%
|
|
8,847
|
|
8,555
|
|
3.4%
|
|
Passenger
load factor
|
87.4%
|
|
84.9%
|
|
2.5
pts
|
86.2%
|
|
83.6%
|
|
2.6
pts
|
On-time
arrivals as reported
to U.S. DOT
|
90.6%
|
|
89.5%
|
|
1.1
pts
|
86.1%
|
|
84.9%
|
|
1.2
pts
|
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 13.4 percent decline in April traffic on a
13.1 percent decline in capacity compared to April 2011. This resulted in a 0.2-point decrease
in load factor to 76.4 percent. Horizon also reported a record 94.0
percent of its flights arrived on time in April, compared to the
85.9 percent reported in April 2011.
The significant 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 and a corresponding
reduction in the size of Horizon's operating fleet from 53 aircraft
at April 30, 2011, to 48 aircraft at April 30, 2012. This
transition was completed in June
2011.
The following table shows Horizon's operational results for
April and year-to-date 2012, compared to the prior-year
periods:
|
April
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2012
|
2011
|
Change
|
2012
|
2011
|
Change
|
Revenue
passengers (in thousands)
|
531
|
|
547
|
|
(2.9)%
|
|
2,114
|
|
2,192
|
|
(3.6)%
|
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
162
|
|
187
|
|
(13.4)%
|
|
644
|
|
750
|
|
(14.1)%
|
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
212
|
|
244
|
|
(13.1)%
|
|
846
|
|
986
|
|
(14.2)%
|
|
Passenger
load factor
|
76.4%
|
|
76.6%
|
|
(0.2)
pts
|
76.1%
|
|
76.1%
|
|
(0.0)
pts
|
On-time
arrivals
|
94.0%
|
|
85.9%
|
|
8.1
pts
|
89.6%
|
|
79.1%
|
|
10.5
pts
|
AIR GROUP (including flights operated by third parties)
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 6.3 percent increase
in traffic on a 3.2 percent increase in capacity compared to
April 2011. This resulted in a
2.5-point increase in load factor to a record 86.4 percent. These
statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase
agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.
The following table shows the operational results for April and
year-to-date 2012, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
April
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2012
|
2011
|
Change
|
2012
|
2011
|
Change
|
Revenue
passengers (in thousands)
|
2,094
|
|
2,017
|
|
3.8%
|
|
8,089
|
|
7,770
|
|
4.1%
|
|
RPMs (in
millions)
|
2,189
|
|
2,060
|
|
6.3%
|
|
8,421
|
|
7,914
|
|
6.4%
|
|
ASMs (in
millions)
|
2,533
|
|
2,455
|
|
3.2%
|
|
9,877
|
|
9,567
|
|
3.2%
|
|
Passenger
load factor
|
86.4%
|
|
83.9%
|
|
2.5
pts
|
85.3%
|
|
82.7%
|
|
2.6
pts
|
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air
Group (NYSE: ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an
expansive network in Alaska, the
Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit
www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska
Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
SOURCE Alaska Air Group Inc.