Alaska Air Group November Traffic And Capacity Rise

(RTTNews) - Alaska Air Group Inc. reported November operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines Inc. and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries Inc. and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines.

On January 11, 2018, Alaska and Virgin America consolidated their operations onto a Single Operating Certificate. Results for Alaska and Virgin America have been combined into a single mainline operation.

On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 1.0 percent increase in traffic on a 1.2 percent increase in capacity compared to November 2017. Load factor decreased 0.1 point to 84.1 percent.

Mainline reported a 0.6 percent decrease in traffic on a 0.3 percent decrease in capacity compared to November 2017. Load factor decreased 0.3 points to 84.4 percent. Mainline also reported 81 percent of its flights arrived on time in November 2018, compared to 81.5 percent reported in November 2017.

Regional traffic increased 19.2 percent on a 17.0 percent increase in capacity compared to November 2017. Load factor increased 1.5 points to 81.1 percent. Alaska's regional partners also reported 78.6 percent of its flights arrived on time in November 2018, compared to 85.1 percent in November 2017.