ALASKA AIR <ALK> LOAD FACTOR UP IN MAY
Alaska Air Group Inc's Alaska Airlines
subsidiary said its load factor was 58.6 pct last month, up
from 58 pct in May 1986.
    It said revenue passenger miles incrased eight pct to 234.9
mln from 217.9 mln in the year ago month and available seat
miles were up ;seven pct to 400.7 mln from 375.8 mln.
    For the first five months of 1987, Alaska Airlines said,
its passenger load factor was 54.5 pct, up from 53.4 pct a year
earlier. Revenue passenger miles increased five pct to 1.05
billion and available seat miles were up three pct to 1.92
billion.
 Reuter
