Alaska Air Group reports increased December traffic.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1997--Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALK ALK Alkohol (German: alcohol) ALK Alkaline ALK Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase ALK Automatisierte Liegenschaftskarte ALK Activin Receptor-Like Kinase ALK Alkylation ALK Srilankan Airlines (ICAO code) ) today reported December December: see month. 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. The company noted that traffic and capacity for the month were severely impacted by extreme weather at 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. and Portland, primary hub cities Hub (Urdu: حب ) city is located in Hub Tehsil of Lasbela District in Balochistan, Pakistan. See also
ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska Airlines' December traffic increased 10.5 percent to 802 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 726 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during December was 1.164 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), 1.0 percent higher than the 1.152 billion in December 1995. The passenger load factor (the percentage of available seats occupied by fare paying passengers) for the month was 68.9 percent, compared to 63.0 percent in December 1995. The airline carried 960,500 passengers compared to 877,000 in December 1995. Revenue passenger miles for the year 1996 totaled 9.831 billion, a 14.5 percent increase from the 8.584 billion recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the year ended December 1996 increased 7.3 percent to 14.904 billion ASMs, up from 13.885 billion in 1995. The passenger load factor for the year 1996 was 66.0 percent, up from 61.8 percent in 1995. The airline carried 11,805,700 passengers, compared to 10,140,400 in 1995. HORIZON AIR Horizon Air's December traffic increased 1.4 percent to 74 million RPMs from 73 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during December was 120 million ASMs, 1.7 percent higher than the 118 million in December 1995. The passenger load factor for the month was 61.9 percent, compared to 62.1 percent in December 1995. The airline carried 315,200 passengers compared to 316,800 in December 1995. Revenue passenger miles for the year 1996 totaled 867 million, a 3.1 percent increase from the 841 million recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the year ended December 1996 increased 3.4 percent to 1.462 billion ASMs, up from 1.414 billion in 1995. The passenger load factor for the year 1996 was 59.3 percent, down from 59.5 percent for 1995. The airline carried 3,752,700 passengers, compared to 3,796,300 in 1995. CONTACT: Lou Cancelmi, 206/433-3170 |
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