Alaska Air Group Reports May Operational Results

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Jun 05, 2013, 08:00 ET

SEATTLE , June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported May 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 a 6.7 percent increase in traffic on a 7.3 percent increase in capacity compared to May 2012. This resulted in a 0.4 point decrease in load factor to 86.5 percent. Alaska also reported 89.6 percent of its flights arrived on time in May, compared to the 91.4 percent reported in May 2012.

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

	May						Year-to-Date
	2013		2012		Change		2013		2012		Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	1,666		1,566		6.4	%	7,815		7,355		6.2	%
Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions)	2,197		2,058		6.7	%	10,537		9,681		8.8	%
Available seat miles ASM (in millions)	2,541		2,369		7.3	%	12,242		11,216		9.2	%
Passenger load factor	86.5	%	86.9	%	(0.4) pts		86.1	%	86.3	%	(0.2) pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	89.6	%	91.4	%	(1.8) pts		87.8	%	87.3	%	0.5 pts

HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 7.6 percent increase in May traffic on a 2.5 percent increase in capacity compared to May 2012. This resulted in a 3.7 point increase in load factor to a May record of 80.3 percent. Horizon also reported 90.8 percent of its flights arrived on time in May, compared to the 94.4 percent reported in May 2012.

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

	May						Year-to-Date
	2013		2012		Change		2013		2012		Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	595		549		8.4	%	2,835		2,663		6.5	%
RPMs (in millions)	180		167		7.6	%	862		811		6.3	%
ASMs (in millions)	224		219		2.5	%	1,090		1,065		2.3	%
Passenger load factor	80.3	%	76.6	%	3.7 pts		79.1	%	76.2	%	2.9 pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	90.8	%	94.4	%	(3.6) pts		89.5	%	90.6	%	(1.1) pts

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 6.6 percent increase in traffic on a 6.6 percent increase in capacity compared to May 2012. This resulted in a flat year-over-year load factor of 86.0 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 May and year-to-date 2013, compared to the prior-year periods:

	May						Year-to-Date
	2013		2012		Change		2013		2012		Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	2,305		2,162		6.6	%	10,868		10,251		6.0	%
RPMs (in millions)	2,415		2,266		6.6	%	11,585		10,687		8.4	%
ASMs (in millions)	2,809		2,635		6.6	%	13,550		12,512		8.3	%
Passenger load factor	86.0	%	86.0	%	—		85.5	%	85.4	%	0.1 pts

Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves 95 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines has ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates North America Airline Satisfaction Study^SM for six consecutive years from 2008 to 2013. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.

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