Alaska Air Group reports August 2016 operational results

Alaska Air Group reported August and year-to-date 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 and third-party regional carriers, SkyWest Airlines and PenAir (Regional). On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 9.0% increase in traffic on a 10.3% increase in capacity compared to August 2015. Load factor decreased 0.9 points to 85.8%.