Alaska Air Group Reports May Traffic

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Jun 02, 2010, 06:23 ET

SEATTLE, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported May operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).

ALASKA AIRLINES

Alaska reported a 10.7 percent increase in traffic on a 4.5 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 4.6-point increase in load factor to 81.4 percent. Alaska also reported that 91.5 percent of its flights arrived on time in May 2010, a 5.8-point increase compared to the 85.7 percent reported in May 2009.

The following table shows the operational results for May 2010 and for the first five months of 2010, compared to the prior-year periods:

	May			Year-to-Date
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Revenue passenger miles
RPMs (in millions)	1,656	1,495	10.7%	7,711	7,148	7.9%
Available seat miles
ASMs (in millions)	2,035	1,947	4.5%	9,485	9,336	1.6%
Passenger load factor	81.4%	76.8%	4.6pts	81.3%	76.6%	4.7pts
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	1,368	1,298	5.3%	6,311	6,152	2.6%
On-time arrivals as reported
to U.S. DOT	91.5%	85.7%	5.8pts	88.4%	77.7%	10.7pts

HORIZON AIR

Horizon reported a 0.4 percent increase in traffic on a 1.5 percent decrease in capacity, resulting in a 1.4-point increase in load factor to 73.1 percent. Horizon also reported that 92.1 percent of its flights arrived on time in May 2010, a 4.3-point increase compared to the 87.8 percent reported in May 2009.

The following table shows the operational results for May 2010 and for the first five months of 2010, compared to the prior-year periods:

	May			Year-to-Date
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
RPMs (in millions)	200	199	0.4%	961	907	5.9%
ASMs (in millions)	273	277	(1.5)%	1,338	1,331	0.6%
Passenger load factor	73.1%	71.7%	1.4pts	71.8%	68.2%	3.6pts
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	554	555	(0.1)%	2,676	2,632	1.7%
On-time arrivals	92.1%	87.8%	4.3pts	89.7%	84.3%	5.4pts

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.

SOURCE Alaska Air Group