Alaska Air Group reports February 2016 operational results

Alaska Air Group reported February operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries and third-party regional carriers, SkyWest Airlines and PenAir. On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 13.8% increase in traffic on an 18.0% increase in capacity compared to February 2015. Load factor decreased 3.0 points to 80.4%. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska, Horizon, and those under third-party capacity purchase agreements.