Alaska Air Group Reports September 2013 Operational Results

SEATTLE, Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported September 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 a 4.3 percent increase in traffic on a 5.9 percent increase in capacity compared to September 2012. This resulted in a 1.2 point decrease in load factor to 82.8 percent. Alaska also reported 87.6 percent of its flights arrived on time in September, compared to the 89.6 percent reported in September 2012.

HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 3.8 percent increase in September traffic on flat capacity compared to September 2012. This resulted in a 2.9 point increase in load factor to a September record of 79.7 percent. Horizon also reported 84.6 percent of its flights arrived on time in September, compared to the 94.0 percent reported in September 2012.

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 4.1 percent increase in traffic on a 5.2 percent increase in capacity compared to September 2012. This resulted in a 0.8 point decrease in load factor to 82.6 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.