Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) has reported March and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Virgin America Inc., and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries, Inc. and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines, the company said.
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 5.5% increase in traffic on a 5.7% increase in capacity compared to March 2016. Load factor decreased 0.2 points to 85.4%.
Alaska reported a 6.8% increase in traffic on a 6.9% increase in capacity compared to March 2016. Load factor decreased 0.1 point to 86.7%. Alaska also reported 79.8% of its flights arrived on time in March 2017, compared to 86.4% reported in March 2016.
Virgin America traffic increased 2.4% on a 2.9% increase in capacity compared to March 2016. Load factor decreased 0.5 points to 83.3%. Virgin America also reported 65.5% of its flights arrived on time in March 2017, compared to 73.8% in March 2016.
Regional traffic increased 3.1% on a 4.0% increase in capacity compared to March 2016. Load factor decreased 0.7 points to 80.1%. Regional also reported 84.2% of its flights arrived on time in March 2017, compared to 87.5% in March 2016.
Winter storms in 2017 significantly impacted the year-to-date operational performance across the network.
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional partners, flies 40 million customers a year to 118 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica and Cuba. With Alaska and Alaska Global Partners, customers can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
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