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News Breaks | | | | January 4, 2013 | | 08:02 EDT |  | ALK | Alaska Air reports December operational results
Alaska reported an 8.4% increase in traffic on a 9.9% increase in capacity compared with December 2011. This resulted in a 1.1-point decrease in load factor to 86.3%. Alaska also reported 83.3% of its flights arrived on time in December, compared with 85.4% in December 2011. For all of 2012, Alaska reported a record load factor of 86.6% and carried a record 18.5M passengers. Horizon reported a 5.3% increase in December traffic on a 4.6 percent increase in capacity compared with December 2011. This resulted in a 0.7-point increase in load factor to a December record of 79.4% and full-year record of 78.3%. Horizon also reported 85.2% of its flights arrived on time in December, compared with 90.2% in December 2011. | |
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| May 21, 2013 | | 14:17 EDT | | ALK | Alaska Airlines says few flights affected by volcanic activity
 Subscribe for More Information | | | May 10, 2013 | | 06:47 EDT |  | ALK | Delta says airlines have new priorities, NY Times reports
Delta Air Lines' bright, spacious new terminal at New York's Kennedy Airport reflects airlines' new emphasis on better amenities and service, Delta stated, according to the New York Times. The airlines, whose finances have improved, are no longer competing primarily based on price, the newspaper stated. Reference Link | | | May 8, 2013 | | 05:44 EDT | | ALK | U.S. airlines' restructuring means less routes, WSJ reports
A decade of restructuring in the U.S. airline industry has resulted in a sharp reduction in air service that is curtailing traveler choice and some local economies even as it improves the industry's health, an MIT study shows, reports the Wall Street Journal. From 2007 through last year, U.S. airlines cut the number of scheduled domestic flights by 14%. The number of seats offered fell by slightly less, as airlines pushed passengers onto bigger planes, says the study. Reference Link | |
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