Alaska Air Group Reports January Operational Results +6.4% YoY

Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported January operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below.

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Alaska reported a 6.4 percent increase in traffic on a 1.9 percent increase in capacity compared to January 2011. This resulted in a 3.5-point increase in load factor to a January record of 83.6 percent. Alaska also reported 79.0 percent of its flights arrived on time in January, despite the snow and ice storm in Seattle, where on-time performance was 33.1 percent on Jan. 18 and 24.5 percent on Jan. 19. The monthly on-time rate compares to 85.3 percent reported in January 2011.