Alaska Air Group Reports April 2016 Operational Results

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May 03, 2016, 08:00 ET

SEATTLE, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported April and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines, Inc. (Alaska), and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries, Inc. and third-party regional carriers, SkyWest Airlines and PenAir. Detailed information is provided below.

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported an 11.1 percent increase in traffic on a 10.4 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2015. Load factor increased 0.5 points to 84.1 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska, Horizon and those under third-party capacity purchase agreements.

The following table shows the operational results for April and year-to-date 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:

	April			Year-to-Date
	2016	2015	Change	2016	2015	Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	2,759	2,554	8.0%	10,594	9,870	7.3%
Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions)	3,039	2,735	11.1%	11,610	10,458	11.0%
Available seat miles ASM (in millions)	3,615	3,273	10.4%	14,069	12,530	12.3%
Passenger load factor	84.1%	83.6%	0.5 pts	82.5%	83.5%	(1.0) pts

ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 10.3 percent increase in traffic on a 9.0 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2015. Load factor increased 1.0 points to 84.9 percent. Alaska also reported 89.4 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April, compared to 89.3 percent reported in April 2015.

The following table shows Alaska's operational results for April and year-to-date 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:

	April			Year-to-Date
	2016	2015	Change	2016	2015	Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	2,014	1,846	9.1%	7,656	7,081	8.1%
RPMs (in millions)	2,741	2,485	10.3%	10,458	9,480	10.3%
ASMs (in millions)	3,228	2,961	9.0%	12,582	11,307	11.3%
Passenger load factor	84.9%	83.9%	1.0 pts	83.1%	83.8%	(0.7) pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	89.4%	89.3%	0.1 pts	88.0%	86.2%	1.8 pts

REGIONAL FLYING
Regional traffic increased 19.2 percent on a 24.0 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2015. Load factor decreased 3.1 points to 77.0 percent.

The following table shows regional operational results for April and year-to-date 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:

	April			Year-to-Date
	2016	2015	Change	2016	2015	Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	746	708	5.4%	2,938	2,788	5.4%
RPMs (in millions)	298	250	19.2%	1,153	978	17.9%
ASMs (in millions)	387	312	24.0%	1,487	1,222	21.7%
Passenger load factor	77.0%	80.1%	(3.1) pts	77.5%	80.0%	(2.5) pts

Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100 cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit Alaska Airlines' newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.

SOURCE Alaska Air Group