Alaska Air June Traffic And Capacity Rise

(RTTNews) - Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) reported June operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 5.3 percent increase in traffic on a 5.5 percent increase in capacity compared to June 2013. This resulted in a 0.2 point decrease in load factor to 86.9 percent.

These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.

Combined Traffic, measured in revenue passenger miles or RPMs, for the month increased 5.3% to 2.73 billion from 2.60 billion RPMs in the same month last year. Combined capacity, measured in available seat miles or ASMs, rose 5.5% to 3.14 billion from last year's 2.98 billion ASMs.

Alaska reported a 4.7 percent increase in traffic on a 4.7 percent increase in capacity compared to June 2013. This resulted in a flat load factor of 87.4 percent. Alaska also reported 85.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in June, compared to the 87.4 percent reported in June 2013.

Horizon reported a 2.1 percent increase in June traffic on a 5.8 percent increase in capacity compared to June 2013. This resulted in a 2.9 point decrease in load factor to 81.1 percent. Horizon also reported 92.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in June, compared to the 89.2 percent reported in June 2013.