Alaska Air : Reports May Operational Results
06/04/2014 | 08:01am US/Eastern
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SEATTLE, June 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported May and year-to-date operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 4.8 percent increase in traffic on a 5.1 percent increase in capacity compared to May 2013. This resulted in a 0.3 point decrease in load factor to 85.7 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.
The ***owing table shows the operational results for May and year-to-date 2014, compared to the prior-year periods:
May Year-to-Date
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2014 2013 Change 2014 2013 Change
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Revenue
passengers
(in
thousands) 2,409 2,305 4.5% 11,392 10,868 4.8%
Revenue
passenger
miles
RPM
(in
millions) 2,531 2,415 4.8% 12,099 11,585 4.4%
Available
seat
miles
ASM
(in
millions) 2,952 2,809 5.1% 14,197 13,550 4.8%
Passenger
load
factor 85.7% 86.0% (0.3) pts 85.2% 85.5% (0.3) pts
ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 4.4 percent increase in traffic on a 4.6 percent increase in capacity compared to May 2013. This resulted in a 0.3 point decrease in load factor to 86.2 percent. Alaska also reported 89.6 percent of its flights arrived on-time in May, consistent with the 89.6 percent reported in May 2013.
The ***owing table shows Alaska's operational results for May and year-to-date 2014, compared to the prior-year periods:
May Year-to-Date
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2014 2013 Change 2014 2013 Change
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RPMs
(in
millions) 1,732 1,666 4.0% 8,157 7,815 4.4%
ASMs
(in
millions) 2,293 2,197 4.4% 10,956 10,537 4.0%
Passenger
load
factor 2,659 2,541 4.6% 12,759 12,242 4.2%
RPMs
(in
millions) 86.2% 86.5% (0.3) pts 85.9% 86.1% (0.2) pts
On-
time
arrivals
as
reported
to
U.S.
DOT 89.6% 89.6% - pts 88.2% 87.8% 0.4 pts
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 1.1 percent decrease in May traffic on a 0.9 percent decrease in capacity compared to May 2013. This resulted in a 0.2 point decrease in load factor to 80.2 percent. Horizon also reported 93.0 percent of its flights arrived on-time in May, compared to the 90.8 percent reported in May 2013.
The ***owing table shows Horizon's operational results for May and year-to-date 2014, compared to the prior-year periods:
May Year-to-Date
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2014 2013 Change 2014 2013 Change
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Revenue
passengers
(in
thousands) 607 595 2.0% 2,921 2,835 3.0%
RPMs
(in
millions) 178 180 (1.1)% 867 862 0.6%
ASMs
(in
millions) 222 224 (0.9)% 1,107 1,090 1.6%
Passenger
load
factor 80.2% 80.4% (0.2) pts 78.3% 79.1% (0.8) pts
On-
time
arrivals
as
reported
to
U.S.
DOT 93.0% 90.8% 2.2 pts 88.1% 89.5% (1.4) pts
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