Alaska Air Group reports July operational results

Alaska Air Group has reported July operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by 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 Peninsula Airlines. On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 6.6% increase in traffic on a 6.4% increase in capacity compared to July 2016. Load factor increased 0.2 points to 87.0% compared to the previous year.