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Alaska Air Group Reports April Traffic
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5/5/2009 5:00 a.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported April operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported an increase in load factor to 78.9 percent in April 2009, compared to 76.9 percent in April 2008, on an 8.3 percent decline in available seat miles (ASMs) compared to the prior-year period. Alaska also reported that 84.3 percent of its flights arrived on time in April 2009, a 2.7-point increase compared to the 81.6 percent reported in April 2008. The following tables show the operational results for April 2009 and for the first four months of 2009, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2009 |
April 2008 |
Change
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2009 |
Year-to-Date 2008 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) (000,000) |
1,475 |
1,567 |
(5.9)% |
5,653 |
6,092 |
(7.2)% |
Available
seat miles
(ASMs) (000,000) |
1,868 |
2,036 |
(8.3)% |
7,388 |
8,120 |
(9.0)% |
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Passenger load factor |
78.9% |
76.9% |
2.0 pts |
76.5% |
75.0% |
1.5 pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(000) |
1,280 |
1,415 |
(9.5)% |
4,854 |
5,495 |
(11.7)% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
84.3% |
81.6% |
2.7 pts |
75.5% |
77.3% |
(1.8) pts |
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a load factor of 69.2 percent in April 2009, which is unchanged from April
2008, on a 13.1 percent decline in capacity compared to the prior-year
period. Horizon reported that 89.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in
April 2009, a 0.4-point decrease compared to the 90.3 percent reported in
April 2008. The following tables show the operational results for April 2009
and for the first four months of 2009, compared to the prior-year periods: |
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2009 |
April 2008 |
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2009 |
Year-to-Date 2008 |
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| RPMs (000,000) |
184 |
212 |
(13.1)% |
709 |
871 |
(18.6)% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
267 |
307 |
(13.1)% |
1,054 |
1,249 |
(15.6)% |
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Passenger load factor |
69.2% |
69.2% |
0.0 pts |
67.3% |
69.7% |
(2.4) pts |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
530 |
589 |
(10.0)% |
2,077 |
2,441 |
(14.9)% |
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On-time arrivals |
89.9% |
90.3% |
(0.4) pts |
83.4% |
83.0% |
0.4 pts |
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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. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Traditional Network Carriers (tie)" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 North America Airline Satisfaction StudySM. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
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