SEATTLE, Washington – Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported April and year-to-date 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 4.3 percent increase in traffic on a 4.3 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2013. This resulted in a flat load factor of 86.8 percent. Alaska also reported 90.1 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April, compared to the 86.8 percent reported in April 2013.
The following table shows Alaska’s operational results for April and year-to-date 2014, compared to the prior-year periods:
April
Year-to-Date
2014
2013
Change
2014
2013
Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)
1,688
1,615
4.5%
6,425
6,149
4.5%
Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions)
2,262
2,168
4.3%
8,664
8,340
3.9%
Available seat miles ASM (in millions)
2,605
2,498
4.3%
10,100
9,701
4.1%
Passenger load factor
86.8%
86.8%
— pts
85.8%
86.0%
(0.2) pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT
90.1%
86.8%
3.3 pts
87.8%
87.3%
0.5 pts
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported April traffic and capacity that was similar with April 2013, and the resulting load factor was consistent at 78.3 percent. Horizon also reported 93.3 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April, compared to the 89.3 percent reported in April 2013.
The following table shows Horizon’s operational results for April and year-to-date 2014, compared to the prior-year periods:
April
Year-to-Date
2014
2013
Change
2014
2013
Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)
577
561
2.9%
2,314
2,240
3.3%
RPMs (in millions)
170
170
—%
689
682
1.0%
ASMs (in millions)
217
217
—%
885
865
2.3%
Passenger load factor
78.3%
78.3%
— pts
77.8%
78.8%
(1.0) pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT
93.3%
89.3%
4.0 pts
86.8%
89.1%
(2.3) pts
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 4.9 percent increase in traffic on a 4.9 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2013. This resulted in a flat load factor of 86.1 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 2014, compared to the prior-year periods:
April
Year-to-Date
2014
2013
Change
2014
2013
Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)
2,335
2,218
5.3%
8,984
8,563
4.9%
RPMs (in millions)
2,490
2,375
4.9%
9,568
9,171
4.3%
ASMs (in millions)
2,892
2,758
4.9%
11,245
10,741
4.7%
Passenger load factor
86.1%
86.1%
— pts
85.1%
85.4%
(0.3) pts
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves nearly 100 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico.
