SEATTLE - Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported December and full-year operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries 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 Jan. 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 0.4 percent decrease in traffic on a 0.3 percent decrease in capacity compared to December 2017. Load factor decreased 0.1 points to 82.2 percent.
The following table shows the operational results for December and full-year 2018, compared to the prior-year periods:
December |
Full-Year | |||||
| 2018 | 2017 | Change | 2018 | 2017 | Change | |
Revenue passengers (000) |
3,696 | 3,718 | (0.6)% | 45,802 | 44,005 | 4.1% |
Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) “traffic” |
4,489 | 4,505 | (0.4)% | 54,673 | 52,337 | 4.5% |
Available seat miles ASM (000,000) “capacity” |
5,461 | 5,475 | (0.3)% | 65,335 | 62,070 | 5.3% |
Passenger load factor |
82.2% | 82.3% | (0.1) pts | 83.7% | 84.3% | (0.6) pts |
MAINLINE
Mainline reported a 2.7 percent decrease in traffic on a 2.7 percent decrease in capacity compared to December 2017. Load factor was flat compared to December 2017. Mainline also reported 81.9 percent of its flights arrived on time in December 2018, compared to 83.1 percent reported in December 2017.
Mainline operational results reflect both Alaska and Virgin America combined. The following table shows mainline operational results for December and full-year 2018, compared to the prior-year periods:
December |
Full Year | |||||
| 2018 | 2017 | Change | 2018 | 2017 | Change | |
Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
2,795 | 2,946 | (5.1)% | 35,603 | 34,510 | 3.2% |
RPMs (in millions) |
4,036 | 4,149 | (2.7)% | 49,781 | 48,236 | 3.2% |
ASMs (in millions) |
4,885 | 5,021 | (2.7)% | 59,187 | 56,943 | 3.9% |
Passenger load factor |
82.6% | 82.6% | — pts | 84.1% | 84.7% | (0.6) pts |
On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT(1) |
81.9% | 83.1% | (1.2) pts | 82.6% | 79.1% | 3.5 pts |
REGIONAL
Regional traffic increased 27.2 percent on a 26.9 percent increase in capacity compared to December 2017. Load factor increased 0.2 points to 78.6 percent. Alaska’s regional partners also reported 78.9 percent of flights arrived on time in December 2018, compared to 80.4 percent in December 2017.
The following table shows regional operational results for December and full-year 2018, compared to the prior-year periods:
December |
Full Year | |||||
| 2018 | 2017 | Change | 2018 | 2017 | Change | |
Revenue passengers (in thousands) |
901 | 772 | 16.7% | 10,199 | 9,495 | 7.4% |
RPMs (in millions) |
453 | 356 | 27.2% | 4,892 | 4,101 | 19.3% |
ASMs (in millions) |
576 | 454 | 26.9% | 6,148 | 5,127 | 19.9% |
Passenger load factor |
78.6% | 78.4% | 0.2 pts | 79.6% | 80.0% | (0.4) pts |
On-time arrivals(1) |
78.9% | 80.4% | (1.5) pts | 83.0% | 80.1% | 2.9 pts |
