Alaska Air Group has reported February operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines, a subsidiary of RAVN Air.
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 2.0 percent decrease in traffic on a 1.9 percent decrease in capacity compared to February 2018. Load factor decreased 0.1 points to 79.3 percent.
Mainline reported a 4.1 percent decrease in traffic on a 3.7 percent decrease in capacity compared to February 2018. Load factor decreased 0.3 points to 79.4 percent. Mainline also reported 68.0 percent of its flights arrived on time in February 2019, compared to 84.3 percent reported in February 2018.
Regional traffic increased 20.6 percent on a 17.2 percent increase in capacity compared to February 2018. Load factor increased 2.2 points to 78.7 percent. Alaska’s regional partners also reported 65.3 percent of flights arrived on time in February 2019, compared to 85.3 percent in February 2018.