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Exhibit 99.1
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October 2, 2015
Alaska Air Group Reports
September
Operational Results
SEATTLE
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported
and year-to-date operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below.
AIR GROUP
On a combined basis, Air Group report ed a
10.0 percent
increase
in traffic on a
10.3 percent
in capacity compared to
September 2014
. This resulted in a
0.3 point
decrease
in load factor to
81.6 percent
. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska and those under capacity purchase agreements, including Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir.
The following table shows the...