Alaska Air Group Reports November 2015 Operational Results

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Dec 02, 2015, 08:00 ET

SEATTLE, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported November and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis, and for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Detailed information is provided below.

AIR GROUP

On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 13.0 percent increase in traffic on a 13.7 percent increase in capacity compared to November 2014. Load factor decreased 0.6 points to 81.7 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and Horizon, and those under third-party capacity purchase agreements with SkyWest and PenAir.

The following table shows the operational results for November and year-to date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:

	November			Year-to-Date
	2015	2014	Change	2015	2014	Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	2,560	2,335	9.6%	29,151	26,719	9.1%
Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions)	2,796	2,475	13.0%	30,602	28,011	9.2%
Available seat miles ASM (in millions)	3,422	3,009	13.7%	36,340	32,894	10.5%
Passenger load factor	81.7%	82.3%	(0.6) pts	84.2%	85.2%	(1.0) pts

ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE

Alaska reported a 12.9 percent increase in traffic on a 13.8 percent increase in capacity compared to November 2014. Load factor decreased 0.7 points to 82.1 percent. Alaska also reported 85.5 percent of its flights arrived on-time in November, compared to 84.6 percent reported in November 2014.

The following table shows Alaska's operational results for November and year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:

	November			Year-to-Date
	2015	2014	Change	2015	2014	Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	1,847	1,675	10.3%	20,904	19,142	9.2%
RPMs (in millions)	2,535	2,246	12.9%	27,646	25,325	9.2%
ASMs (in millions)	3,087	2,713	13.8%	32,690	29,556	10.6%
Passenger load factor	82.1%	82.8%	(0.7) pts	84.6%	85.7%	(1.1) pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	85.5%	84.6%	0.9 pts	86.5%	86.6%	(0.1) pts

HORIZON AIR

Horizon reported a 1.2 percent increase in traffic on a 0.9 percent increase in capacity compared to November 2014. Load factor increased 0.2 points to 76.3 percent. Horizon also reported 80.3 percent of its flights arrived on-time in November, compared to the 87.9 percent reported in November 2014.

The following table shows Horizon's operational results for November and year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:

	November			Year-to-Date
	2015	2014	Change	2015	2014	Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	607	589	3.1%	7,252	6,803	6.6%
RPMs (in millions)	171	169	1.2%	2,117	2,018	4.9%
ASMs (in millions)	224	222	0.9%	2,650	2,546	4.1%
Passenger load factor	76.3%	76.1%	0.2 pts	79.9%	79.3%	0.6 pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	80.3%	87.9%	(7.6) pts	84.3%	88.6%	(4.3) pts

Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100 cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the J.D. Power North America Airline Satisfaction Study for eight consecutive years from 2008 to 2015. Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan also ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Airline Loyalty Rewards Programs" in the J.D. Power 2014 and 2015 Airline Loyalty/Rewards Program Satisfaction Report. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit Alaska Airlines' newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.

SOURCE Alaska Air Group