Alaska Air Group reports May 2017 operational results

Alaska Air Group has reported May and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines (Regional). On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 7.6% increase in traffic on a 5.9% increase in capacity compared to May 2016. Load factor increased 1.4 points to 86.5%.