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| Loyalty remains a strong driver of revenue performance as well |
| This is what our guests deserve and it allows us to have more predictability across the company, which we can ultimately leverage to improve efficiency and cost performance |
| We drove unit costs down nearly 5% year-over-year, a strong performance that stands alone versus our peers in achieving year-over-year unit cost reductions |
| We delivered a strong unit cost result for the quarter and have visibility to another strong result next quarter |
| They have done a great job delivering, and we don’t get to talk a lot about them on the calls, but delivering on many initiatives this year, we are selling things like exit row seats now that we have not done before, a huge uptick in first class and premium class load factors while yields in those cabins are going up |
| And again, when you add our oneworld membership, our global access, our lounges, it is a compelling product |
| To close, we have run an excellent operation for several quarters |
| Despite these near-term headwinds that will likely make the next quarters more challenging, I continue to believe we have a strong fundamental long-term setup for several reasons |
| Our operational strength has returned and our cost management is outperforming the industry, all of which are fundamental drivers of sustained long-term success |
| We now have two solid quarters in a row of industry-leading performance, and I can confidently say we have our operational muscle back |
| So we feel really good about the setup as we go into the first quarter |
| They have done an amazing job prioritizing and delivering a safe and reliable operation for our guests |
| Our completion rate not only led the industry, but set 20-year company records in all 3 months of the quarter during peak summer flying continuing to surpass our planning expectations |
| ASMs were slightly ahead of guidance on the continued outperformance in our completion rate, providing a small additional benefit to unit costs |
| Our balance sheet and liquidity, long-time pillars of strength for us through many cycles, remain stable and healthy |
| Having retired our last Airbus aircraft in September, we brought our dual fleet chapter to a close and are poised to fully recognize the power of single fleet efficiencies as we move into 2024 |
| And so I think our setup is really good to continue to be a margin and financial performance leader over the long-term |
| Our investments in fleet and premium seating have given us a domestic product that rivals any in the industry, including first in premium class lounges and global partnerships that will continue to serve us well going forward |
| It was encouraging to see during the quarter that as we have delivered the industry’s most reliable operation, our teams have begun to turn the corner on our cost profile as well |
| Having closed out a strong summer operation, our teams are turning their focus to winter preparedness and continuing to deliver strong operational performance for our guests throughout the holidays |
| And I think once that normalized business we are set up really well to do good |
| And I think we are really good at managing capacity in the peak environments |
| During the quarter, we ran the best operation in the country, delivering a 99.7% completion rate and on-time rate of over 80% |
| Andrew talked about it in the prepared remarks, we have a remarkable premium product |
| Our product set competes with the best and as the international versus domestic demand mix and business travel ultimately normalize over time, we have the right business model to deliver strong results and outperform well into the future |
| I think the work that Andrew is doing and his team are doing in the first quarter is meant to improve the margin profile of the first quarter |
| We talk to them all the time, and it’s really good partnership with great flexibility |
| Our combination of premium products, valuable loyalty program and global offerings through our partnerships in oneworld allows us to provide guests with what they want while producing strong financial results |
| To wrap up, we have a solid commercial plan that is producing results |
| Looking ahead, we remain confident in our commercial plan and cognizant of our environment |
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| Following the wildfires in early August, bookings turned negative with high rates of cancellation |
| I think we talked two calls ago that Ben had given the commercial team a challenge over the course of a few years, move back towards breakeven in the first quarter |
| However, we expect revenues to be negatively impacted by approximately $18 million and anticipate it will be several quarters before demand returns to normalized levels |
| Fuel, combined with pricing moderation, have led us to revise our full year adjusted pretax margin to 7% to 8%, approximately 3 points lower than the midpoint of our prior guide |
| I want to acknowledge that people are hurting and while we share in the privilege of connecting families and communities, we also share in the pain of seeing those around the world suffer |
| CASMex ended down 4.9% year-over-year, coming in below our guided range of down 1% to 2% |
| However, September bookings were still down 45% versus last year |
| As I mentioned, non-peak shoulders are weaker than 2022’s historic demand levels in part driven by a return to more normal seasonality and a continued, but we believe temporary demand shift towards international travel |
| Lastly, as I mentioned, fuel became a significant headwind during the third quarter |
| While we have every expectation this divergence is temporary, it has created a material headwind to our near-term profitability |
| While we expect this divergence to be temporary, it is nonetheless a near-term headwind |
| Close-in demand for leisure looks to have normalized and without further return of business demand, shoulder periods are more challenged than they have been in the past couple of years |
| Third quarter revenues reached $2.8 billion, up 0.4% year-over-year on 13.7% more capacity, which was approximately 1 point below our revenue guidance midpoint |
| We had three sources of headwinds impacting third quarter revenue performance |
| Third, the devastating Maui wildfires impacted third quarter revenue and therefore, profit by approximately $20 million |
| This past quarter, close to home, we saw wildfires bring devastation to the West Maui community |
| So that is a huge headwind for us |
| Hawaii bookings ex Maui, would you characterize that as stable/normal? Andrew Harrison They’re a little softer than historical, but we’ve seen that for some time |
| We expect CASMex to be down 3% to 5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter, and our full year CASMex to now be down 1% to 2% on capacity, up 12% to 13% |
| Unit revenues were down 11.7% versus 2022 and up 12.2% versus 2019 |
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