Alaska Air Group Reports May Traffic
04 Giugno 2005 - 1:32AM
PR Newswire (US)
Alaska Air Group Reports May Traffic SEATTLE, June 3
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE) today
reported May passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska
Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska's May traffic increased 6 percent to 1.387 billion revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) from 1.308 billion flown a year earlier.
Capacity for May was 1.805 billion available seat miles (ASMs), 3.3
percent lower than the 1.866 billion in May 2004. The passenger
load factor (the percentage of available seats occupied by
fare-paying passengers) for the month was 76.8 percent, compared to
70.1 percent in May 2004. The airline carried 1,361,100 passengers
compared to 1,310,700 in May 2004. RPMs for the five-month period
totaled 6.671 billion, an 8.2 percent increase from the 6.164
billion recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the five months ended
May 2005 increased 1.8 percent to 8.987 billion ASMs, compared to
8.829 billion in 2004. The passenger load factor for the first five
months of 2005 was 74.2 percent, compared to 69.8 percent in 2004.
The airline carried 6,574,500 passengers compared to 6,193,100 in
2004. HORIZON AIR Horizon's May traffic increased 22 percent to
210.8 million RPMs from 172.8 million flown a year earlier.
Capacity for May was 291 million ASMs, 9.9 percent higher than the
264.8 million in May 2004. The passenger load factor for the month
was 72.4 percent, compared to 65.3 percent in May 2004. The airline
carried 555,200 passengers compared to 472,100 in May 2004. RPMs
for the five-month period totaled 937.7 million, a 19.4 percent
increase from the 785.5 million recorded a year earlier. Capacity
for the five months ended May 2005 increased 10.7 percent to 1.341
billion ASMs compared to 1.211 billion in 2004. The passenger load
factor for the first five months of 2005 was 69.9 percent, compared
to 64.9 percent in 2004. The airline carried 2,535,600 passengers,
compared to 2,187,200 in 2004. Horizon's RPMs, passenger load
factor and passengers are reported using actual May operating data
for flights operated as Horizon Air combined with estimated
operating data for Horizon's regional jet service operated as
Frontier JetExpress. DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Caroline
Boren, +1-206-392-5799, or Amanda Tobin, +1-206-392-5134, both of
Alaska Airlines Web site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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