Alaska Airlines pax up 0.9% while Horizon Air reports a 1.7% increase in Feb-2010

Aaska Air Group reports (02-Mar-2010) the following traffic highlights for its Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air subsidiaries in Feb-2010:

• Passenger numbers:
  • Alaska Airlines: 1.1 million, +0.9% year-on-year;
  • Horizon Air: 496,000, +1.7%;
• Passenger load factor:
  • Alaska Airlines: 79.8%, +6.3 ppts;
  • Horizon Air: 72.2%, +5.0 ppts.