Alaska Air Group Reports November Traffic

Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported November passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska's November traffic increased 2.5...

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

ALASKA AIRLINES

Alaska’s November traffic increased 2.5 percent to 1.400 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) from 1.366 billion flown a year earlier. Capacity during November was 1.879 billion available seat miles (ASMs), 3.5 percent higher than the 1.816 billion in November 2005.

The passenger load factor (the percentage of available seats occupied by fare-paying passengers) for the month was 74.5 percent, compared to 75.2 percent in November 2005. The airline carried 1,360,800 passengers, compared to 1,345,000 in November 2005.

RPMs for the 11-month period totaled 16.353 billion, a 5.7 percent increase from the 15.475 billion recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the 11 months ended November 2006 increased 4.5 percent to 21.321 billion ASMs, compared to 20.394 billion in 2005.

The passenger load factor for the first 11 months of 2006 was 76.7 percent, compared to 75.9 percent in 2005. The airline carried 15,752,100 passengers, compared to 15,360,100 in 2005.

HORIZON AIR

Horizon’s November traffic increased 4.4 percent to 215.4 million RPMs from 206.3 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during November was 291.9 million ASMs, 4.5 percent higher than the 279.2 million in November 2005.

The passenger load factor for the month was 73.8 percent, compared to 73.9 percent in November 2005. The airline carried 548,500 passengers, compared to 523,500 in November 2005.

RPMs for the 11-month period totaled 2.476 billion, a 9.7 percent increase from the 2.258 billion recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the 11 months ended November 2006 increased 7.2 percent to 3.334 billion ASMs, compared to 3.110 billion in 2005.

The passenger load factor for the first 11 months of 2006 was 74.3 percent, compared to 72.6 percent in 2005. The airline carried 6,306,400 passengers, compared to 5,945,900 in 2005.

Horizon’s RPMs, passenger load factor and passengers are reported using actual November 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: maria.koenig@alaskaair.com

SOURCE: Alaska Air Group, Inc.

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