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Alaska Air Group Reports December Traffic
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1/5/2010 2:41 p.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported December operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported an increase in load factor to 83.6 percent in December 2009, compared to 80.7 percent in December 2008, on a 5.0 percent increase in available seat miles (ASMs) compared to the prior-year period. Alaska also reported that 84.0 percent of its flights arrived on time in December 2009, a 25.6-point increase compared to the 58.4 percent reported in December 2008. December 2008's results were negatively impacted by severe winter storms in the Pacific Northwest during the last two weeks of the month. The following tables show the operational results for December 2009 and for the full year 2009, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2009 |
December 2008 |
Change
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2009 |
Year-to-Date 2008 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) (000,000) |
1,612 |
1,483 |
8.7% |
18,362 |
18,712 |
(1.9)% |
Available
seat miles
(ASMs) (000,000) |
1,928 |
1,837 |
5.0% |
23,144 |
24,218 |
(4.4)% |
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Passenger load factor |
83.6% |
80.7% |
2.9pts |
79.3% |
77.3% |
2.0pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(000) |
1,318 |
1,278 |
3.2% |
15,561 |
16,809 |
(7.4)% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
84.0% |
58.4% |
25.6pts |
82.9% |
78.3% |
4.6pts |
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported an
increase in load factor to 75.9 percent in December 2009, compared to 72.8
percent in December 2008. Horizon reported that 80.7 percent of its flights
arrived on time in December 2009, a 27.1-point increase compared to the 53.6
percent reported in December 2008. Like Alaska, December
2008’s results were impacted
by severe weather in the Pacific Northwest. The following tables show the
operational results for December 2009 and for the full year 2009, compared
to the prior-year periods:
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2009 |
December 2008 |
Change
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2009 |
Year-to-Date 2008 |
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| RPMs (000,000) |
211 |
183 |
15.1% |
2,408 |
2,635 |
(8.6)% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
278 |
251 |
10.5% |
3,292 |
3,617 |
(9.0)% |
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Passenger load factor |
75.9% |
72.8% |
3.1pts |
73.1% |
72.9% |
0.2pts |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
594 |
532 |
11.6% |
6,759 |
7,390 |
(8.5)% |
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On-time arrivals |
80.7% |
53.6% |
27.1pts |
86.1% |
83.1% |
3.0pts |
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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" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 and 2009 North America Airline Satisfaction StudiesSM. 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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