Alaska Air Group Reports October 2013 Operational Results

SEATTLE, Nov. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported October and year-to-date operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below.

ALASKA AIRLINES – MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 3.8 percent increase in traffic on a 5.1 percent increase in capacity compared to October 2012. This resulted in a 1.0 point decrease in load factor to 84.2 percent. Alaska also reported 89.7 percent of its flights arrived on time in October, compared to the 86.8 percent reported in October 2012.

HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported a 1.0 percent increase in traffic on a 1.2 percent decrease in capacity compared to October 2012. This resulted in a 1.7 point increase in load factor to an October record of 79.4 percent. Horizon also reported 89.4 percent of its flights arrived on time in October, compared to the 90.6 percent reported in October 2012.

AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 3.3 percent increase in traffic on a 4.3 percent increase in capacity compared to October 2012. This resulted in a 0.9 point decrease in load factor to 83.7 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.