Alaska Air Group Reports February Traffic

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Mar 02, 2010, 08:36 ET

SEATTLE, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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:

	February			Year-to-Date
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
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)%
Passenger load factor	79.8%	73.5%	6.3pts	78.7%	72.6%	6.1pts
Revenue passengers (000)	1,106	1,096	0.9%	2,290	2,229	2.7%
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:

	February			Year-to-Date
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
RPMs (000,000)	178	166	7.3%	362	333	8.9%
ASMs (000,000)	246	246	-	515	511	0.6%
Passenger load factor	72.2%	67.2%	5.0pts	70.4%	65.1%	5.3pts
Revenue passengers (000)	496	487	1.7%	1,018	989	3.0%
On-time arrivals	89.0%	86.3%	2.7pts	87.7%	78.6%	9.1pts

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 Studies(SM). For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.

SOURCE Alaska Airlines