Alaska Air Group Dec. Traffic Up 9.1% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) reported December 2014 operational results on a consolidated basis, and for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 9.1 percent increase in traffic on a 12.3 percent increase in capacity compared to December 2013. This resulted in a 2.5-point decrease in load factor to 85.0 percent. Traffic measured in Revenue passenger miles, or RPMs, was 2.707 billion, compared to 2.481 billion, a year ago. Capacity measured in Available seat miles, or ASMs, was 3.184 billion, compared to 2.836 billion, prior year.

Alaska Airlines reported a 9.4 percent increase in traffic on a 12.7 percent increase in capacity compared to December 2013. This resulted in a 2.6-point decrease in load factor to 85.4 percent.

Horizon reported a 1.6 percent increase in traffic on a 3.5 percent increase in capacity compared to December 2013. This resulted in a 1.5-point decrease in load factor to 80.8 percent.