Alaska Air Group reports April 2017 operational results

Alaska Air Group has reported April and year-to-date 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 and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines (Regional). Air Group’s combined traffic increased 7.8% while capacity increased 4.6% compared to April 2016. The Load factor increased 2.5 points to 86.6% compared to the previous year.