SEATTLE, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported April and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis, and for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Detailed information is provided below.

AIR GROUP
Air Group reported a 9.8 percent increase in traffic on a 13.2 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2014. Load factor decreased 2.5 points to 83.6 percent. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.

The following table shows the operational results for April and year-to date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:



                      April              Year-to-Date
                      -----              ------------

                 2015         2014     Change            2015     2014      Change
                 ----         ----     ------            ----     ----      ------

     Revenue
     passengers
     (in
     thousands) 2,554        2,335               9.4%   9,870    8,984              9.9%

     Revenue
     passenger
     miles
     RPM
     (in
     millions)  2,735        2,490               9.8%  10,458    9,568              9.3%

     Available
     seat
     miles
     ASM
     (in
     millions)  3,273        2,892              13.2%  12,530   11,245             11.4%

     Passenger
     load
     factor     83.6%       86.1%  (2.5) pts          83.5%   85.1%    (1.6) pts

ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE
Alaska reported a 9.9 percent increase in traffic on a 13.7 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2014. Load factor decreased 2.9 points to 83.9 percent. Alaska also reported 89.3 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April, compared to 90.3 percent reported in April 2014.

The following table shows Alaska's operational results for April and year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:



                      April              Year-to-Date
                      -----              ------------

                 2015         2014     Change            2015     2014      Change
                 ----         ----     ------            ----     ----      ------

     Revenue
     passengers
     (in
     thousands) 1,846        1,688               9.4%   7,081    6,425             10.2%

     RPMs
     (in
     millions)  2,485        2,262               9.9%   9,480    8,664              9.4%

     ASMs
     (in
     millions)  2,961        2,605              13.7%  11,307   10,100             12.0%

     Passenger
     load
     factor     83.9%       86.8%  (2.9) pts          83.8%   85.8%    (2.0) pts

     On-
     time
     arrivals
     as
     reported
     to
     U.S.
     DOT        89.3%       90.3%  (1.0) pts          86.2%   87.8%    (1.6) pts

HORIZON AIR
Horizon reported an 8.8 percent increase in traffic on an 8.8 percent increase in capacity compared to April 2014. This resulted in a 0.1 point increase in load factor to an April record of 78.4 percent. Horizon also reported 89.0 percent of its flights arrived on-time in April, compared to the 93.3 percent reported in April 2014.

The following table shows Horizon's operational results for April and year-to-date 2015, compared to the prior-year periods:



                      April              Year-to-Date
                      -----              ------------

                 2015         2014     Change            2015     2014      Change
                 ----         ----     ------            ----     ----      ------

     Revenue
     passengers
     (in
     thousands)   629          577               9.0%   2,489    2,314             7.6%

     RPMs
     (in
     millions)    185          170               8.8%     730      689             6.0%

     ASMs
     (in
     millions)    236          217               8.8%     927      885             4.7%

     Passenger
     load
     factor     78.4%       78.3%   0.1 pts           78.7%   77.8%    0.9 pts

     On-
     time
     arrivals
     as
     reported
     to
     U.S.
     DOT        89.0%       93.3%  (4.3) pts          87.0%   86.8%    0.2 pts

Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100 cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.

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