Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan - AS Group Reports September Traffic Figures

Alaska Airlines' September traffic decreased 2.4 percent to 884 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs) from 907 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during September was 1.411 billion available seat miles (ASMs), 3.3 percent lower than the 1.459 billion in September 1999.

The passenger load factor (the percentage of available seats occupied by fare paying passengers) for the month was 62.7 percent, up from 62.1 percent in September 1999. The airline carried 1,026,300 passengers compared to 1,076,300 in September 1999.

RPMs for the nine-month period totaled 9.088 billion, a 1.6 percent increase from the 8.943 billion recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the nine months ended September 2000 decreased 0.7 percent to 12.935 billion ASMs in 2000, compared to 13.025 billion in 1999.

The passenger load factor for the first nine months of 2000 was 70.3 percent, up from 68.7 percent in 1999. The airline carried 10,254,900 passengers, compared to 10,324,200 in 1999.
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I haven't noticed a change in load factors on the prime time biz cattle runs to LAX/SNA/OAK. They all seem to be full. Occasionally my schedule allows for an early afternoon flight that has a few empty center seats.

Alaska Air said it expects third-quarter earnings to fall well short of both Wall Street estimates and year-earlier results due to higher fuel, labor and maintenance costs.
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Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK - news) today reported third quarter net income of $15.9 million, or $0.60 per share (diluted), compared with net income of $54.9 million, or $2.07 per share, for last year's third quarter.

Operating revenues for the quarter were $602 million, a 2.2 percent increase, while operating expenses were $565 million, up 12.4 percent. Operating income for the quarter was $37.2 million, compared with $86.3 million a year earlier. The income tax rate was 59 percent, up from a 40 percent tax rate a year earlier, decreasing net income $7.3 million or $0.28 per share.
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Alaska Airlines' October traffic decreased 1.2 percent to 876 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs) from 887 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during October was 1.427 billion available seat miles (ASMs), 0.6 percent lower than the 1.436 billion in October 1999.

The passenger load factor (the percentage of available seats occupied by fare paying passengers) for the month was 61.4 percent, down from 61.8 percent in October 1999. The airline carried 1,024,000 passengers compared to 1,061,200 in October 1999.
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