Alaska Air Group Reports August 2013 Operational Results

SEATTLE, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported August and year-to-date operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below.

ALASKA AIRLINES – MAINLINE
Alaska reported an 8.1 percent increase in traffic on a 9.2 percent increase in capacity compared to August 2012. This resulted in a 0.9 point decrease in load factor to 88.0 percent. Alaska also reported 85.1 percent of its flights arrived on time in August, compared to the 89.3 percent reported in August 2012.

HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 0.8 percent increase in August traffic on a 2.5 percent decrease in capacity compared to August 2012. This resulted in a 2.8 point increase in load factor to an August record of 85.5 percent. Horizon also reported 86.7 percent of its flights arrived on time in August, compared to the 93.9 percent reported in August 2012.

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 7.3 percent increase in traffic on an 8.0 percent increase in capacity compared to August 2012. This resulted in 0.6 point decrease in load factor to 87.8 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.