ALASKA AIR GROUP REPORTS INCREASED APRIL TRAFFIC.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 1995--Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ) today reported April passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. and Horizon Air. ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska Alaska (əlă`skə), largest in area of the United States but third smallest (exceeding only Vermont and Wyoming) in population, occupying the northwest extremity of the North American continent, separated from the coterminous United States Airlines' April traffic increased 21 percent to 660 million revenue passenger miles Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) is a measure of a passenger traffic for an airline flight, bus, or train calculated by multiplying the total number of revenue-paying passengers aboard the vehicle by the distance traveled measured in miles. (RPMs) from 546 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during April was 1.091 billion available seat miles Available seat miles (ASM) is a measure of an airline flight's passenger carrying capacity. It is equal to the number of seats available multiplied by the number of miles flown. This measures an airlines capacity for transporting passengers. (ASMs), 25 percent higher than the 873 million in April 1994. The passenger load factor (the percentage of available seats occupied oc·cu·py tr.v. oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing, oc·cu·pies 1. To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours. 2. To dwell or reside in. 3. by fare paying passengers) for the month was 60.5 percent, compared to 62.5 percent in April 1994. The airline carried 773,500 passengers compared to 649,500 in April 1994. Revenue passenger miles for the four-month period totaled 2.453 billion, an 18 percent increase from the 2.082 billion recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the four months ended April 1995 increased 25 percent to 4.273 billion ASMs, up from 3.425 billion in 1994. The passenger load factor in 1995 was 57.4 percent, down from 60.8 percent in 1994. The airline carried 2,870,000 passengers, compared to 2,468,000 in 1994. HORIZON AIR Horizon Air's April traffic increased 29 percent to 65 million RPMs from 50 million flown a year earlier. Capacity for April was 115 million ASMs, 33 percent higher than last year's 87 million. The passenger load factor for the month was 56.1 percent, compared to 58.0 percent last April. The airline carried 296,500 passengers compared to 243,600 in April 1994. Revenue passenger miles for the four-month period totaled 251 million, a 30 percent increase from the 194 million recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the four months ended April 30, 1995, increased 34 percent to 439 million ASMs, up from 328 million in 1994. The passenger load factor was 57.3 percent, down from 59.1 percent for the four month period last year. The airline carried 1,160,300 passengers, compared to 939,900 for the same period in 1994. CONTACT: Alaska Air Group, Seattle Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869. Lou Cancelmi, 206/433-3170 |
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