Alaska Air Group Reports August Operational Results

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Sep 05, 2013, 08:00 ET

SEATTLE, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported August and year-to-date operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below.

ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported an 8.1 percent increase in traffic on a 9.2 percent increase in capacity compared to August 2012. This resulted in a 0.9 point decrease in load factor to 88.0 percent. Alaska also reported 85.1 percent of its flights arrived on time in August, compared to the 89.3 percent reported in August 2012.

The following table shows Alaska's operational results for August and year-to-date 2013, compared to the prior-year periods:

	August						Year-to-Date
	2013		2012		Change		2013		2012		Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	1,895		1,756		7.9	%	13,427		12,552		7.0	%
Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions)	2,461		2,276		8.1	%	17,883		16,452		8.7	%
Available seat miles ASM (in millions)	2,797		2,560		9.2	%	20,579		18,864		9.1	%
Passenger load factor	88.0	%	88.9	%	(0.9) pts		86.9	%	87.2	%	(0.3) pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	85.1	%	89.3	%	(4.2) pts		86.9	%	87.9	%	(1.0) pts

HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 0.8 percent increase in August traffic on a 2.5 percent decrease in capacity compared to August 2012. This resulted in a 2.8 point increase in load factor to an August record of 85.5 percent. Horizon also reported 86.7 percent of its flights arrived on time in August, compared to the 93.9 percent reported in August 2012.

The following table shows Horizon's operational results for August and year-to-date 2013, compared to the prior-year periods:

	August						Year-to-Date
	2013		2012		Change		2013		2012		Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	654		636		2.8	%	4,752		4,506		5.4	%
RPMs (in millions)	202		200		0.8	%	1,454		1,391		4.6	%
ASMs (in millions)	236		242		(2.5)	%	1,789		1,777		0.7	%
Passenger load factor	85.5	%	82.7	%	2.8 pts		81.3	%	78.3	%	3.0 pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	86.7	%	93.9	%	(7.2) pts		89.1	%	91.6	%	(2.5) pts

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 7.3 percent increase in traffic on an 8.0 percent increase in capacity compared to August 2012. This resulted in 0.6 point decrease in load factor to 87.8 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.

The following table shows the operational results for August and year-to-date 2013, compared to the prior-year periods:

	August						Year-to-Date
	2013		2012		Change		2013		2012		Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	2,603		2,448		6.3	%	18,553		17,455		6.3	%
RPMs (in millions)	2,709		2,524		7.3	%	19,656		18,178		8.1	%
ASMs (in millions)	3,084		2,855		8.0	%	22,738		21,030		8.1	%
Passenger load factor	87.8	%	88.4	%	(0.6) pts		86.4	%	86.4	%	—

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