This week, Alaska Air Group Inc reported its March and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis for its mainline operations flown by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines Inc. (Alaska) and Virgin America Inc. (Virgin America), and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries Inc. (Horizon) and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines.
On Jan. 11, 2018, Alaska and Virgin America consolidated their operations onto a Single Operating Certificate (SOC). Results for Alaska and Virgin America have been combined into a single mainline operation.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 6.5 percent increase in traffic on a 7.2 percent increase in capacity compared to March 2017. Load factor decreased 0.5 points to 84.9 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for March and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
March
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Year-to-Date
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2018
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2017
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Change
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers (000)
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3,920
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3,737
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4.9%
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10,489
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10,008
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4.8%
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
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4,654
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4,369
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6.5%
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12,403
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11,707
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5.9%
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity"
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5,485
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5,116
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7.2%
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15,480
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14,394
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7.5%
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Passenger load factor
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84.9%
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85.4%
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(0.5) pts
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80.1%
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81.3%
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(1.2) pts
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MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 5.4 percent increase in traffic on a 6 percent increase in capacity compared to March 2017. Load factor decreased 0.5 points to 85.4 percent. Mainline also reported 81.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in March 2018, compared to 75.9 percent reported in March 2017.
Mainline operational results reflect both Alaska and Virgin America combined. The following table shows mainline operational results for March and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
March
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Year-to-Date
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2018
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2017
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Change
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers (000)
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3,085
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2,906
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6.2%
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8,211
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7,774
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5.6%
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RPMs (000,000)
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4,256
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4,039
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5.4%
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11,360
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10,827
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4.9%
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ASMs (000,000)
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4,985
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4,704
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6.0%
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14,098
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13,260
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6.3%
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Passenger load factor
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85.4%
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85.9%
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(0.5) pts
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80.6%
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81.7%
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(1.1) pts
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT
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81.9%
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75.9%
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6.0 pts
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84.4%
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74.6%
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9.8 pts
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REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 20.6 percent on a 21.4 percent increase in capacity compared to March 2017. Load factor decreased 0.4 points to 79.7 percent. Alaska's regional partners also reported 86.7 percent of its flights arrived on time in March 2018, compared to 84.2 percent in March 2017.
The following table shows regional operational results for March and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:
March
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Year-to-Date
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2018
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2017
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Change
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers (000)
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835
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831
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0.5%
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2,278
|
2,234
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2.0%
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RPMs (000,000)
|
398
|
330
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20.6%
|
1,043
|
880
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18.5%
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ASMs (000,000)
|
500
|
412
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21.4%
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1,382
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1,134
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21.9%
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Passenger load factor
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79.7%
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80.1%
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(0.4) pts
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75.5%
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77.6%
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(2.1) pts
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT
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86.7%
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84.2%
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2.5 pts
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86.2%
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72.6%
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13.6 pts
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