Alaska Air Group, 10% passenger traffic increase in September, 2015

Alaska Air Group Inc. reported September and year-to-date operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below.

On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 10.0 percent increase in traffic on a 10.3 percent increase in capacity compared to September 2014. This resulted in a 0.3 point decrease in load factor to 81.6 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.

Alaska reported a 9.8 percent increase in traffic on a 10.2 percent increase in capacity compared to September 2014. This resulted in a 0.3 point decrease in load factor to 81.8 percent. Alaska also reported 88.8 percent of its flights arrived on time in September, compared to the 87.0 percent reported in September 2014.

Horizon reported a 2.7 percent increase in September traffic on a 1.7 percent increase in capacity compared to September 2014. This resulted in a 0.8 point increase in load factor to 79.4 percent. Horizon also reported 84.1 percent of its flights arrived on time in September, compared to the 88.9 percent reported in September 2014.