Alaska reported an increase in load factor to 81.6% in March 2009, compared to 80.8% in March 2008, on a 9.0% decline in capacity compared to the prior-year period. Traffic for the month increased 8.1%.
Horizon reported a decrease in load factor to 69.5% in March 2009, compared to 73.8 percent in March 2008, on a 15.9% decline in capacity compared to the prior-year period. Horizon reported a traffic decrease of 20.7% compared to March 2008.