Alaska Air Group Reports January Traffic

Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported January passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).

ALASKA AIRLINES

Alaska’s January traffic decreased 0.8 percent to 1.284 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) from 1.295 billion flown a year earlier. Capacity during January was 1.930 billion available seat miles (ASMs), 2.8 percent higher than the 1.878 billion in January 2006.

The passenger load factor (the percentage of available seats occupied by fare paying passengers) for the month was 66.5 percent, compared to 69.0 percent in January 2006. The airline carried 1,216,500 passengers, compared to 1,238,400 in January 2006.

HORIZON AIR

Horizon’s January traffic increased 0.3 percent to 191.3 million RPMs from 190.7 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during January was 302.2 million ASMs, 2.6 percent higher than the 294.6 million in January 2006.

The passenger load factor for the month was 63.3 percent, compared to 64.7 percent in January 2006. The airline carried 501,700 passengers, compared to 493,400 in January 2006.

Horizon’s RPMs, passenger load factor and passengers are reported using actual January operating data for flights operated as Horizon Air combined with estimated operating data for Horizon’s regional jet service operated as Frontier JetExpress.

Alaska Airlines and sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve 89 cities through an expansive network throughout Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservations visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.

FCMN Contact: barb.johnson@alaskaair.com

SOURCE: Alaska Air Group, Inc.