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Alaska Air Group Reports May Traffic
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6/3/2009 10:49 a.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported May operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported a decrease in load factor to 76.8 percent in May 2009, compared to
77.8 percent in May 2008, on a 6.3 percent decline in available seat miles (ASMs) compared to the prior-year period. Alaska also reported that 85.7 percent of its flights arrived on time in May 2009, a 5.3-point increase compared to the 80.4 percent reported in May 2008. The following tables show the operational results for May 2009 and for the first five months of 2009, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2009 |
May 2008 |
Change
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2009 |
Year-to-Date 2008 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) (000,000) |
1,495 |
1,617 |
(7.5)% |
7,148 |
7,710 |
(7.3)% |
Available
seat miles
(ASMs) (000,000) |
1,947 |
2,078 |
(6.3)% |
9,336 |
10,198 |
(8.5)% |
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Passenger load factor |
76.8% |
77.8% |
(1.0)pts |
76.6% |
75.6% |
1.0pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(000) |
1,298 |
1,472 |
(11.8)% |
6,152 |
6,967 |
(11.7)% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
85.7% |
80.4% |
5.3pts |
77.7% |
77.9% |
(0.2)pts |
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a decrease in load factor
to 71.7 percent in May 2009, compared to 73.6 percent in May 2008, on a 12.9
percent decline in capacity compared to the prior-year period. Horizon
reported that 87.8 percent of its flights arrived on time in May 2009, a
0.3-point decrease compared to the 88.1 percent reported in May 2008. The
following tables show the operational results for May 2009 and for the first
five months of 2009, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2009 |
May 2008 |
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2009 |
Year-to-Date 2008 |
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| RPMs (000,000) |
199 |
234 |
(15.1)% |
907 |
1,105 |
(17.9)% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
277 |
318 |
(12.9)% |
1,331 |
1,567 |
(15.1)% |
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Passenger load factor |
71.7% |
73.6% |
(1.9) pts |
68.2% |
70.5% |
(2.3)pts |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
555 |
647 |
(14.2)% |
2,632 |
3,087 |
(14.8)% |
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On-time arrivals |
87.8% |
88.1% |
(0.3)pts |
84.3% |
84.0% |
0.3 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. 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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