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Alaska Air Group Reports February Traffic
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3/2/2010 4:51 p.m.
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SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) today reported February operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported an increase in load factor to 79.8 percent in February 2010, compared to 73.5 percent in February 2009, on a 2.4 percent decrease in available seat miles (ASMs) compared to the prior-year period. Alaska also reported that 86.2 percent of its flights arrived on time in February 2010, a 9.9-point increase compared to the 76.3 percent reported in February 2009. The following tables show the operational results for February 2010 and for the first two months of 2010, compared to the prior-year periods:
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2010 |
February 2009 |
Change
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2010 |
Year-to-Date 2009 |
Change |
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Revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) (000,000) |
1,350 |
1,274 |
5.9% |
2,823 |
2,619 |
7.8% |
Available
seat miles
(ASMs) (000,000) |
1,692 |
1,733 |
(2.4)% |
3,588 |
3,610 |
(0.6)% |
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Passenger load factor |
79.8% |
73.5% |
6.3pts |
78.7% |
72.6% |
6.1pts |
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Revenue
passengers
(000) |
1,106 |
1,096 |
0.9% |
2,290 |
2,229 |
2.7% |
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On-time arrivals
as reported to U.S. DOT |
86.2% |
76.3% |
9.9pts |
86.0% |
73.8% |
12.2pts |
HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported an increase in load factor
to 72.2 percent in February 2010, compared to 67.2 percent in February 2009.
Horizon also reported that 89.0 percent of its flights arrived on time in
February 2010, a 2.7-point increase compared to the 86.3 percent reported in
February 2009. The following tables show the operational results for
February 2010 and for the first two months of 2010, compared to the
prior-year periods:
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2010 |
February 2009 |
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2010 |
Year-to-Date 2009 |
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| RPMs (000,000) |
178 |
166 |
7.3% |
362 |
333 |
8.9% |
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ASMs (000,000) |
246 |
246 |
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515 |
511 |
0.6% |
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Passenger load factor |
72.2% |
67.2% |
5.0pts |
70.4% |
65.1% |
5.3pts |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
496 |
487 |
1.7% |
1,018 |
989 |
3.0% |
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On-time arrivals |
89.0 |
86.3% |
2.7pts |
87.7% |
78.6% |
9.1pts |
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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 2009 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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