Alaska Air Group Reports March Operational Results

SEATTLE — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported March operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon).

ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska reported a 19.3 percent increase in traffic on a 15.3 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 2.9-point increase in load factor to a record 87.4 percent. Alaska also reported that 82.6 percent of its flights arrived on time in March, a 4.6-point decrease compared to the 87.2 percent reported in March 2010. March on-time results were negatively impacted by a computer system outage that disrupted operations on March 26.

HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 0.1 percent decline in traffic on a 7.5 percent decline in capacity compared to March 2010, resulting in a 5.8-point increase in load factor to a record 79.1 percent. Horizon also reported that 80.2 percent of its flights arrived on time in March 2011, a 10.9-point decrease compared to the 91.1 percent reported in March 2010. Like Alaska, Horizon’s on-time performance results were negatively impacted by a computer system outage that disrupted operations on March 26.