Alaska Air Group (ALK) Reports February Passenger Traffic

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) reported February passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.

Alaska's February traffic decreased 0.8% to 1.250 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) from 1.260 billion flown a year earlier. Capacity during February was 1.769 billion available seat miles (ASMs), 3.4% higher than the 1.711 billion in February 2006.

The passenger load factor (the percentage of available seats occupied by fare-paying passengers) for the month was 70.7%, compared to 73.6% in February 2006. The airline carried 1,197,800 passengers, compared to 1,209,400 in February 2006.

Horizon's February traffic increased 3.5% to 202.2 million RPMs from 195.3 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during February was 293.9 million ASMs, 7.6% higher than the 273.2 million in February 2006.

The passenger load factor for the month was 68.8%, compared to 71.5%in February 2006. The airline carried 513,000 passengers, compared to 502,400 in February 2006.

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