Alaska Air Group Reports January 2015 Operational Results

SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported January operational results on a consolidated basis, and for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Detailed information is provided below.

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 7.9 percent increase in traffic on a 10.4 percent increase in capacity compared to January 2014. Load factor decreased 1.9 points to 80.5 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.

ALASKA AIRLINES – MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 7.9 percent increase in traffic on a 10.9 percent increase in capacity compared to January 2014. Load factor decreased 2.3 points to 81.0 percent. Alaska also reported 84.4 percent of its flights arrived on-time in January, compared to 87.6 percent reported in January 2014.

HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 3.5 percent increase in traffic on a 2.2 percent increase in capacity compared to January 2014. Load factor increased 0.9 points to 75.5 percent. Horizon also reported 84.3 percent of its flights arrived on-time in January, compared to the 86.8 percent reported in January 2014.