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Alaska Air Group Reports December 2016 and Full-Year Operational Results


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Jan 10, 2017, 08:00 ET

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SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported December and full-year operational results on a combined basis, for its subsidiaries Alaska Airlines, Inc. (Alaska) and Virgin America Inc., (Virgin America), and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries, Inc. and third-party regional carriers, SkyWest Airlines and PenAir (Regional). Detailed information is provided below.

Air Group's acquisition of Virgin America took place on Dec. 14, 2016. Operational results below include full period-to-date results from Virgin America for both the current period and the prior period for comparison.

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 5.6 percent increase in traffic on a 5.0 percent increase in capacity compared to December 2015. Load factor increased 0.5 points to 83.1 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska, Virgin America, Horizon, and those under third-party capacity purchase agreements.

The following table shows the operational results for December(1) and full-year 2016(1), compared to the prior-year periods(2):


December


Full Year


2016


2015


Change


2016


2015


Change

Revenue passengers (in thousands)

3,509


3,361


4.4%


41,945


38,919


7.8%

Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions)

4,125


3,905


5.6%


48,754


44,014


10.8%

Available seat miles ASM (in millions)

4,962


4,726


5.0%


57,951


52,605


10.2%

Passenger load factor

83.1%


82.6%


0.5 pts


84.1%


83.7%


0.4 pts

(1)

2016 information includes full period-to-date Virgin America operating results.

(2)

2015 information has been adjusted to include Virgin America operating results for comparison purposes.

ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported a 4.2 percent increase in traffic on a 2.5 percent increase in capacity compared to December 2015. Load factor increased 1.4 points to 85.0 percent. Alaska also reported 76.1 percent of its flights arrived on time in December, compared to the 85.3 percent reported in December 2015.

The following table shows Alaska's operational results for December and full-year 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:


December


Full Year


2016


2015


Change


2016


2015


Change

Revenue passengers (in thousands)

2,052


1,965


4.4%


24,421


22,869


6.8%

RPMs (in millions)

2,806


2,694


4.2%


32,859


30,340


8.3%

ASMs (in millions)

3,302


3,221


2.5%


38,715


35,912


7.8%

Passenger load factor

85.0%


83.6%


1.4 pts


84.9%


84.5%


0.4 pts

On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT(1)

76.1%


85.3%


(9.2) pts


87.3%


86.4%


0.9 pts

 (1)

Winter storms in the Pacific Northwest caused the year-over-year decline in on-time performance in the month of December.

VIRGIN AMERICA
Virgin America traffic increased 9.0 percent on an 11.0 percent increase in capacity compared to December 2015. Load factor decreased (1.4) points to 79.2 percent. Virgin America also reported 70.2 percent of its flights arrived on time in December, compared to 71.1 percent in December 2015.

The following table shows Virgin America operational results for December and full-year 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:


December


Full Year


2016


2015


Change


2016


2015


Change

Revenue passengers (in thousands)

675


629


7.3%


8,073


7,036


14.7%

RPMs (in millions)

1,013


929


9.0%


12,175


10,436


16.7%

ASMs (in millions)

1,279


1,152


11.0%


14,575


12,691


14.8%

Passenger load factor

79.2%


80.6%


(1.4) pts


83.5%


82.2%


1.3 pts

On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT

70.2%


71.1%


(0.9) pts


76.8%


79.9%


(3.1) pts

REGIONAL FLYING
Regional traffic increased 8.5 percent on an 8.2 percent increase in capacity compared to December 2015. Load factor increased 0.2 points to 80.3 percent. Regional also reported 61.6 percent of its flights arrived on time in December, compared to the 68.8 percent reported in December 2015.

The following table shows regional operational results for December and full-year 2016, compared to the prior-year periods:


December


Full Year


2016


2015


Change


2016


2015


Change

Revenue passengers (in thousands)

782


767


2.0%


9,451


9,015


4.8%

RPMs (in millions)

306


282


8.5%


3,720


3,238


14.9%

ASMs (in millions)

381


352


8.2%


4,661


4,001


16.5%

Passenger load factor

80.3%


80.1%


0.2 pts


79.8%


80.9%


(1.1) pts

On-time arrivals(1)

61.6%


68.8%


(7.2) pts


85.2%


83.4%


1.8 pts

(1)

Winter storms in the Pacific Northwest caused the year-over-year decline in on-time performance in the month of December.

Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional partners, flies 40 million customers a year to 118 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica and Cuba. With Alaska and Alaska Global Partners, customers can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Learn more about Alaska's award-winning service and unmatched reliability at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).

SOURCE Alaska Air Group Inc.

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