Alaska Air Group reports 6.4% increase in traffic for July

Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) said it has reported July and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis, and for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.

On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 6.4 percent increase in traffic on a 6.9 percent increase in capacity compared to July 2014. Load factor decreased 0.4 points to 88.1 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and Horizon, and those under third-party capacity purchase agreements with SkyWest and PenAir.

Alaska reported a 5.7 percent increase in traffic on a 6.4 percent increase in capacity compared to July 2014. Load factor decreased 0.6 points to 88.5 percent. Alaska also reported 86.4 percent of its flights arrived on-time in July, compared to 84.1 percent reported in July 2014.

Horizon reported a 5.7 percent increase in traffic on a 3.6 percent increase in capacity compared to July 2014. Load factor increased 1.9 points to 84.3 percent. Horizon also reported 82.4 percent of its flights arrived on-time in July, compared to the 86.9 percent reported in July 2014.

Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100 cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada and Mexico.