Alaska Air Group Reports November Operational Results
Alaska Air Group Inc. reported November 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 - MAINLINEAlaska reported a 1.5 percent increase in traffic on a 6.7 percent increase in capacity compared to November 2012. This resulted in a decrease in load factor of 4.2 points, to 82.2 percent. Alaska also reported 87.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in November, compared to the 87.3 percent reported in November 2012. The following table shows Alaska's operational results for November and year-to-date 2013, compared to the prior-year periods:
November
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2013 | 2012 | Change | 2013 | 2012 | Change | |
Revenue passengers (in thousands) | 1,529 | 1,496 | 2.2% | 18,065 | 16,977 | 6.4% |
Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions) | 2,046 | 2,016 | 1.5% | 23,929 | 22,311 | 7.3% |
Available seat miles
ASM (in millions) |
2,490 | 2,333 | 6.7% | 27,861 | 25,740 | 8.2% |
Passenger load factor | 82.2% | 86.4% | (4.2) pts | 85.9% | 86.7% | (0.8) pts |
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT | 87.9% | 87.3% | 0.6 pts | 87.3% | 87.9% | (0.6) pts |
The late Thanksgiving negatively impacted load factors for Alaska, Horizon and Air Group in November. Returning holiday travel during the first few days of December should positively impact December load factors. HORIZON AIR
The following table shows Horizon's operational results for November and year-to-date 2013, compared to the prior-year periods: |
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November
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Year-to-Date
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2013 | 2012 | Change | 2013 | 2012 | Change | |
Revenue passengers (in thousands) | 562 | 569 | (1.3)% | 6,478 | 6,195 | 4.6% |
RPMs (in millions) | 169 | 175 | (2.9)% | 1,977 | 1,910 | 3.5% |
ASMs (in millions) | 219 | 219 | (0.1)% | 2,452 | 2,443 | 0.4% |
Passenger load factor | 77.4% | 79.8% | (2.4) pts | 80.6% | 78.2% | 2.4 pts |
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT | 90.7% | 89.8% | 0.9 pts | 88.8% | 91.5% | (2.7) pts |
AIR GROUP
The following table shows the operational results for November and year-to-date 2013, compared to the prior-year periods: |
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2013 | 2012 | Change | 2013 | 2012 | Change | |
Revenue passengers (in thousands) | 2,145 | 2,113 | 1.5% | 25,064 | 23,715 | 5.7% |
RPMs (in millions) | 2,263 | 2,232 | 1.4% | 26,352 | 24,683 | 6.8% |
ASMs (in millions) | 2,769 | 2,599 | 6.5% | 30,836 | 28,716 | 7.4% |
Passenger load factor | 81.7% | 85.9% | (4.2) pts | 85.5% | 86.0% | (0.5) pts |