Alaska Airlines pax up 3.4% in 1H2010

Alaska Airlines reports (02-Jul-2010) the following traffic highlights:

• Jun-2010:
  • Passenger numbers:
    • Alaska Airlines: 1.5 million, +6.9% year-on-year;
    • Horizon Air: 613,000, +0.8%;
  • Passenger load factor:
    • Alaska Air: 84.6%, +3.9 ppts;
    • Horizon Air: 79.1%, -0.3 ppt.
• 6 months ended Jun-2010:
  • Passenger numbers:
    • Alaska Airlines: 7.8 million, +3.4%;
    • Horizon Air: 3.3 million, +1.5%;
  • Passenger load factor:
    • Alaska Air: 81.9%, +4.6 ppts;
    • Horizon Air: 73.1%, +2.9 ppts. [more]