Alaska Air Group (ALK) Reports January Passenger Traffic

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

Alaska's January traffic decreased 0.8% to 1.284 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) from 1.295 billion flown a year earlier. Capacity during January was 1.930 billion available seat miles (ASMs), 2.8% higher than the 1.878 billion in January 2006.

The passenger load factor (the percentage of available seats occupied by fare paying passengers) for the month was 66.5%, compared to 69.0% in January 2006. The airline carried 1,216,500 passengers, compared to 1,238,400 in January 2006.

Horizon's January traffic increased 0.3% to 191.3 million RPMs from 190.7 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during January was 302.2 million ASMs, 2.6% higher than the 294.6 million in January 2006. The passenger load factor for the month was 63.3%, compared to 64.7% in January 2006. The airline carried 501,700 passengers, compared to 493,400 in January 2006.

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