Alaska Air Group reports increased April traffic.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 1996--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 17.9 percent to 778 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 660 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during April was 1.196 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), 9.6 percent higher than the 1.091 billion in April 1995. 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 65.1 percent, compared to 60.5 percent in April 1995. The airline carried 945,300 passengers compared to 773,600 in April 1995. Revenue passenger miles for the four-month period totaled 2.904 billion, an 18.4 percent increase from the 2.453 billion recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the four months ended April 1996 increased 9.9 percent to 4.696 billion ASMs, up from 4.273 billion in 1995. The passenger load factor for the first four months of 1996 was 61.8 percent, up from 57.4 percent in 1995. The airline carried 3,521,000 passengers, compared to 2,870,000 in 1995. HORIZON AIR Horizon Air's April traffic increased 2.3 percent to 66 million RPMs from 65 million flown a year earlier. Capacity for April was 115 million ASMs for both 1996 and 1995. The passenger load factor for the month was 57.7 percent, compared to 56.1 percent last April. The airline carried 292,400 passengers compared to 296,500 in April 1995. Revenue passenger miles for the four-month period totaled 275 million, a 9.6 percent increase from the 251 million recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the four months ended April 1996 increased 6.9 percent to 469 million ASMs, up from 439 million in 1995. The passenger load factor for the first four months of 1996 was 58.7 percent, up from 57.3 percent for 1995. The airline carried 1,199,600 passengers, compared to 1,160,300 for the same period in 1995. CONTACT: Alaska Airlines Lou Cancelmi, 206/433-3170 |
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