Alaska Air Group reports December 2016 operational results

Alaska Air Group reported December and full-year operational results on a combined basis, for its subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Virgin America and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries and third-party regional carriers, SkyWest Airlines and PenAir (Regional). On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 5.6% increase in traffic on a 5.0% increase in capacity compared to December 2015. Load factor increased 0.5 points to 83.1%. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska, Virgin America, Horizon, and those under third-party capacity purchase agreements.