Alaska Air Group Combined Feb. Traffic Up 1.7% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) announced that, on a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 1.7 percent increase in traffic on a 1.2 percent increase in capacity compared to February 2016. Load factor increased 0.3 points to 80.4 percent.

Alaska Airlines reported a 1.5 percent increase in traffic on a 0.6 percent increase in capacity compared to February 2016. Load factor increased 0.7 points to 81.4 percent.

Virgin America traffic increased 2.6 percent on a 3.4 percent increase in capacity compared to February 2016. Load factor decreased 0.7 points to 78.3 percent. Air Group's acquisition of Virgin America took place on Dec.14, 2016.

Regional traffic increased 0.7 percent on a 0.3 percent decrease in capacity compared to February 2016. Load factor increased 0.8 points to 78.3 percent.