SEATTLE (AP) _ Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $217 million.

On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had net income of $1.75. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.91 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.80 per share.

The airline posted revenue of $2.21 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.2 billion.

Alaska Air shares have declined 17 percent since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined 23 percent in the last 12 months.

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