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Alaska Air Group reports April 2018 operational results

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Alaska Air Group reports April 2018 operational results

Alaska Air Group has reported a 5.8% increase in traffic on an 8.7% increase in capacity compared to April 2017 for all of its airlines. Load factor decreased 2.3 points to 84.3%.

Mainline reported a 4.4% increase in traffic on a 7.4% increase in capacity compared to April 2017. Load factor decreased 2.4 points to 84.8%. Mainline also reported 83.4% of its flights arrived on time in April 2018, compared to 77.1 percent reported in April 2017.

Mainline operational results reflect both Alaska and Virgin America combined.
Regional traffic increased 23.4% on a 23.8% increase in capacity compared to April 2017. Load factor decreased 0.3 points to 79.4%. Alaska's regional partners also reported 85.6% of its flights arrived on time in April 2018, compared to 86.6% in April 2017.