Alaska Air Group reports April 2019 operational results

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May 13, 2019, 08:00 ET

SEATTLE, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported April operational results on a consolidated basis for its mainline operations operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines Inc. and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries Inc. and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines, a subsidiary of Ravn Air Group.

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 0.4% increase in traffic on a 0.1% decrease in capacity compared to April 2018. Load factor increased 0.4 points to 84.7%.

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

	April			Year-to-Date
	2019	2018	Change	2019	2018	Change
Revenue passengers (000)	3,792	3,839	(1.2)%	14,208	14,329	(0.8)%
Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"	4,618	4,599	0.4%	17,067	17,003	0.4%
Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity"	5,452	5,457	(0.1)%	20,960	20,937	0.1%
Passenger load factor	84.7%	84.3%	0.4 pts	81.4%	81.2%	0.2 pts

MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 0.9% decrease in traffic on a 1.3% decrease in capacity compared to April 2018. Load factor increased 0.3 points to 85.1%. Mainline also reported 83.7% of its flights arrived on time in April 2019, compared to 83.4% reported in April 2018.

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

	April			Year-to-Date
	2019	2018	Change	2019	2018	Change
Revenue passengers (000)	2,894	3,025	(4.3)%	10,758	11,236	(4.3)%
RPMs (000,000)	4,164	4,203	(0.9)%	15,336	15,563	(1.5)%
ASMs (000,000)	4,892	4,958	(1.3)%	18,765	19,056	(1.5)%
Passenger load factor	85.1%	84.8%	0.3 pts	81.7%	81.7%	— pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	83.7%	83.4%	0.3 pts	78.7%	84.1%	(5.4) pts

REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 14.6% on a 12.2% increase in capacity compared to April 2018. Load factor increased 1.7 points to 81.1%. Alaska's regional partners also reported 88.4% of flights arrived on time in April 2019, compared to 85.6% in April 2018.

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

	April			Year-to-Date
	2019	2018	Change	2019	2018	Change
Revenue passengers (000)	898	814	10.3%	3,450	3,093	11.5%
RPMs (000,000)	454	396	14.6%	1,731	1,440	20.2%
ASMs (000,000)	560	499	12.2%	2,195	1,881	16.7%
Passenger load factor	81.1%	79.4%	1.7 pts	78.9%	76.6%	2.3 pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	88.4%	85.6%	2.8 pts	79.9%	86.0%	(6.1) pts

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