Alaska Air Group reports March 2019 operational results

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Apr 11, 2019, 16:01 ET

SEATTLE, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported March and year-to-date 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.

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 0.5% increase in traffic on a 1.3% increase in capacity compared to March 2018. Load factor decreased 0.7 points to 84.2%.

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

	March			Year-to-Date
	2019	2018	Change	2019	2018	Change
Revenue passengers (000)	3,891	3,920	(0.7)%	10,417	10,489	(0.7)%
Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"	4,678	4,654	0.5%	12,449	12,403	0.4%
Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity"	5,556	5,485	1.3%	15,508	15,480	0.2%
Passenger load factor	84.2%	84.9%	(0.7) pts	80.3%	80.1%	0.2 pts

MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 1.2% decrease in traffic on a 0.2% decrease in capacity compared to March 2018. Load factor decreased 0.9 points to 84.5%. Mainline also reported 81.2% of its flights arrived on time in March 2019, compared to 81.9% reported in March 2018.

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

	March			Year-to-Date
	2019	2018	Change	2019	2018	Change
Revenue passengers (000)	2,952	3,085	(4.3)%	7,864	8,211	(4.2)%
RPMs (000,000)	4,205	4,256	(1.2)%	11,172	11,360	(1.7)%
ASMs (000,000)	4,974	4,985	(0.2)%	13,874	14,098	(1.6)%
Passenger load factor	84.5%	85.4%	(0.9) pts	80.5%	80.6%	(0.1) pt
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	81.2%	81.9%	(0.7) pts	76.9%	84.4%	(7.5) pts

REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 18.8% on a 16.4% increase in capacity compared to March 2018. Load factor increased 1.6 points to 81.3%. Alaska's regional partners also reported 82.4% of its flights arrived on time in March 2019, compared to 86.7% in March 2018.

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

	March			Year-to-Date
	2019	2018	Change	2019	2018	Change
Revenue passengers (000)	939	835	12.5%	2,553	2,278	12.1%
RPMs (000,000)	473	398	18.8%	1,277	1,043	22.4%
ASMs (000,000)	582	500	16.4%	1,634	1,382	18.2%
Passenger load factor	81.3%	79.7%	1.6 pts	78.2%	75.5%	2.7 pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	82.4%	86.7%	(4.3) pts	77.0%	86.2%	(9.2) pts

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SOURCE Alaska Air Group Inc.