Alaska Air Group Reports May 2015 Operational Results

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Jun 02, 2015, 08:00 ET

SEATTLE, June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported May 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 10.4 percent increase in traffic on a 12.0 percent increase in capacity compared to May 2014. Load factor decreased 1.2 points to 84.5 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.

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

	May			Year-to-Date
	2015	2014	Change	2015	2014	Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	2,666	2,409	10.7%	12,535	11,392	10.0%
Revenue passenger miles RPM (in millions)	2,795	2,531	10.4%	13,252	12,099	9.5%
Available seat miles ASM (in millions)	3,306	2,952	12.0%	15,835	14,197	11.5%
Passenger load factor	84.5%	85.7%	(1.2) pts	83.7%	85.2%	(1.5) pts

ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 10.3 percent increase in traffic on a 12.1 percent increase in capacity compared to May 2014. Load factor decreased 1.4 points to 84.8 percent. Alaska also reported 88.0 percent of its flights arrived on time in May, compared to 89.7 percent reported in May 2014.

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

	May			Year-to-Date
	2015	2014	Change	2015	2014	Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	1,921	1,732	10.9%	9,002	8,157	10.4%
RPMs (in millions)	2,530	2,293	10.3%	12,010	10,956	9.6%
ASMs (in millions)	2,982	2,659	12.1%	14,289	12,759	12.0%
Passenger load factor	84.8%	86.2%	(1.4) pts	84.0%	85.9%	(1.9) pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	88.0%	89.7%	(1.7) pts	86.6%	88.2%	(1.6) pts

HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 9.6 percent increase in traffic on a 9.0 percent increase in capacity compared to May 2014. This resulted in a 0.3 point increase in load factor to a May record of 80.5 percent. Horizon also reported 90.2 percent of its flights arrived on time in May, compared to the 93.0 percent reported in May 2014.

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

	May			Year-to-Date
	2015	2014	Change	2015	2014	Change
Revenue passengers (in thousands)	660	607	8.7%	3,149	2,921	7.8%
RPMs (in millions)	195	178	9.6%	925	867	6.7%
ASMs (in millions)	242	222	9.0%	1,169	1,107	5.6%
Passenger load factor	80.5%	80.2%	0.3 pts	79.1%	78.3%	0.8 pts
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT	90.2%	93.0%	(2.8) pts	87.6%	88.1%	(0.5) 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 and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the J.D. Power North American 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