Alaska Air Group reports April 2019 operational results May 13, 2019 Company News and Financial Alaska Airlines 2 min read Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported April operational results on a consolidated basis for its mainline operations operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines Inc. and for its regional flying operated... SEATTLE, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported April 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 Group. AIR GROUP On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 0.4% increase in traffic on a 0.1% decrease in capacity compared to April 2018. Load factor increased 0.4 points to 84.7%. The following table shows the operational results for April and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods: April Year-to-Date 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change Revenue passengers (000) 3,792 3,839 (1.2)% 14,208 14,329 (0.8)% Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic" 4,618 4,599 0.4% 17,067 17,003 0.4% Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity" 5,452 5,457 (0.1)% 20,960 20,937 0.1% Passenger load factor 84.7% 84.3% 0.4 pts 81.4% 81.2% 0.2 pts MAINLINE Mainline reported a 0.9% decrease in traffic on a 1.3% decrease in capacity compared to April 2018. Load factor increased 0.3 points to 85.1%. Mainline also reported 83.7% of its flights arrived on time in April 2019, compared to 83.4% reported in April 2018. The following table shows mainline operational results for April and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods: April Year-to-Date 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change Revenue passengers (000) 2,894 3,025 (4.3)% 10,758 11,236 (4.3)% RPMs (000,000) 4,164 4,203 (0.9)% 15,336 15,563 (1.5)% ASMs (000,000) 4,892 4,958 (1.3)% 18,765 19,056 (1.5)% Passenger load factor 85.1% 84.8% 0.3 pts 81.7% 81.7% — pts On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT 83.7% 83.4% 0.3 pts 78.7% 84.1% (5.4) pts REGIONAL Regional traffic increased 14.6% on a 12.2% increase in capacity compared to April 2018. Load factor increased 1.7 points to 81.1%. Alaska’s regional partners also reported 88.4% of flights arrived on time in April 2019, compared to 85.6% in April 2018. The following table shows regional operational results for April and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods: April Year-to-Date 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change Revenue passengers (000) 898 814 10.3% 3,450 3,093 11.5% RPMs (000,000) 454 396 14.6% 1,731 1,440 20.2% ASMs (000,000) 560 499 12.2% 2,195 1,881 16.7% Passenger load factor 81.1% 79.4% 1.7 pts 78.9% 76.6% 2.3 pts On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT 88.4% 85.6% 2.8 pts 79.9% 86.0% (6.1) pts Alaska Airlines and its regional partners fly 44 million guests a year to more than 115 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. With Alaska and Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900 destinations worldwide.Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the J.D. Power North America Airline Satisfaction Study for 11 consecutive years from 2008 to 2018. Learn more about Alaska’s award-winning service at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK). SOURCE Alaska Air Group Inc. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Related