SEATTLE, Nov. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group
Inc. today reported October and year-to-date operational results on
a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by
subsidiaries Alaska Airlines, Inc. (Alaska) and Virgin America Inc. (Virgin
America), and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary
Horizon Air Industries, Inc. (Horizon) and third-party regional
carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines.
Air Group's acquisition of Virgin America took place on
Dec. 14, 2016. Operational results
below include Virgin America results from pre-acquisition periods
for comparison.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported an 11
percent increase in traffic on an 11.6 percent increase in capacity
compared to October 2016. Load factor
decreased 0.4 points to 83.8 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for October
and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year
periods(1):
|
October
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
3,623
|
|
3,436
|
|
5.4%
|
|
36,686
|
|
35,001
|
|
4.8%
|
Revenue passenger
miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
|
4,367
|
|
3,935
|
|
11.0%
|
|
43,438
|
|
40,605
|
|
7.0%
|
Available seat miles
ASM (000,000) "capacity"
|
5,211
|
|
4,671
|
|
11.6%
|
|
51,380
|
|
48,219
|
|
6.6%
|
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.
|
ALASKA
Alaska reported a 9.3 percent
increase in traffic on a 10.6 percent increase in capacity compared
to October 2016. Load factor
decreased 1 point to 83.8 percent. Alaska also reported 86 percent of its flights
arrived on time in October 2017,
compared to 87.6 percent reported in October
2016.
The following table shows Alaska's operational results for October and
year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
October
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
2,111
|
|
1,949
|
|
8.3%
|
|
21,805
|
|
20,381
|
|
7.0%
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
2,832
|
|
2,591
|
|
9.3%
|
|
29,414
|
|
27,359
|
|
7.5%
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
3,379
|
|
3,056
|
|
10.6%
|
|
34,501
|
|
32,272
|
|
6.9%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
83.8%
|
|
84.8%
|
|
(1.0) pt
|
|
85.3%
|
|
84.8%
|
|
0.5 pts
|
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 October
2016. Load factor increased 0.6 points to 85 percent. Virgin
America also reported 73.3 percent of its flights arrived on time
in October 2017, compared to 76.2
percent in October 2016.
The following table shows Virgin America operational results for
October and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
October
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
752
|
|
685
|
|
9.8%
|
|
6,934
|
|
6,713
|
|
3.3%
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
1,176
|
|
1,030
|
|
14.2%
|
|
10,639
|
|
10,131
|
|
5.0%
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
1,383
|
|
1,220
|
|
13.4%
|
|
12,658
|
|
12,041
|
|
5.1%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
85.0%
|
|
84.4%
|
|
0.6 pts
|
|
84.0%
|
|
84.1%
|
|
(0.1) pts
|
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 October 2016.
Load factor increased 0.5 points to 80 percent. Alaska's regional partners also reported 81.3
percent of its flights arrived on time in October 2017, compared to 85.5 percent in
October 2016.
The following table shows regional operational results for
October and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
|
October
|
|
Year-to-Date
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
(000)
|
760
|
|
802
|
|
(5.2)%
|
|
7,947
|
|
7,907
|
|
0.5%
|
RPMs
(000,000)
|
359
|
|
314
|
|
14.3%
|
|
3,385
|
|
3,115
|
|
8.7%
|
ASMs
(000,000)
|
449
|
|
395
|
|
13.7%
|
|
4,221
|
|
3,906
|
|
8.1%
|
Passenger load
factor
|
80.0%
|
|
79.5%
|
|
0.5 pts
|
|
80.2%
|
|
79.7%
|
|
0.5 pts
|
On-time arrivals as
reported to U.S. DOT
|
81.3%
|
|
85.5%
|
|
(4.2) pts
|
|
79.6%
|
|
87.3%
|
|
(7.7) pts
|
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional
partners, flies 40 million guests a year to more than 115
destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across
the United States and to
Mexico, Canada and Costa
Rica. With Alaska and
Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights
to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines ranked
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in
North America" in the J.D. Power North America Satisfaction Study
for 10 consecutive years from 2008 to 2017. Learn more about
Alaska's award-winning service at
newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines,
Virgin America and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group
(NYSE: ALK).
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