DALLAS, Dec. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest
Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today reported its
November and year-to-date preliminary traffic statistics.
The Company flew 10.4 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in
November 2016, an increase of 7.2
percent from the 9.7 billion RPMs flown in November 2015. Available seat miles (ASMs)
increased 4.9 percent to 12.3 billion in November 2016, compared with November 2015 ASMs of 11.7 billion. The
November 2016 load factor was a
record for the month of November at 85.1 percent, compared with
83.3 percent in November 2015. Based
on these results and current trends, the Company continues to
expect its fourth quarter 2016 operating revenue per ASM (RASM) to
decline in the 4.0 to 5.0 percent range, as compared with fourth
quarter 2015.
This release, as well as past news releases about Southwest
Airlines Co., is available online at Southwest.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This news release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. Specific forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, statements related to the Company's
financial outlook and projected results of operations. These
statements involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other
factors that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual
results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by
them. Factors include, among others, (i) changes in demand for the
Company's services and other changes in consumer behavior; (ii) the
impact of economic conditions, fuel prices, actions of competitors,
and other factors beyond the Company's control, on the Company's
business; (iii) the Company's ability to timely and effectively
maintain the necessary information technology systems and
infrastructure to support its operations and initiatives; (iv) the
impact of governmental regulations and other governmental actions
related to the Company's operations; (v) the impact of labor
matters on the Company's business; and (vi) other factors, as
described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the detailed factors discussed under the
heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2015.
Southwest Airlines
Co.
|
Preliminary
Comparative Traffic Statistics
|
|
NOVEMBER
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
carried
|
10,706,597
|
|
10,041,610
|
|
6.6%
|
Enplaned
passengers
|
12,920,523
|
|
12,141,358
|
|
6.4%
|
Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
|
10,442,859
|
|
9,743,256
|
|
7.2%
|
Available seat miles
(000s)
|
12,274,065
|
|
11,702,499
|
|
4.9%
|
Load
factor
|
85.1%
|
|
83.3%
|
|
1.8 pts.
|
Average length of
haul
|
975
|
|
970
|
|
0.5%
|
Trips
flown
|
108,860
|
|
105,280
|
|
3.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR-TO-DATE
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Change
|
Revenue passengers
carried
|
114,158,606
|
|
108,065,304
|
|
5.6%
|
Enplaned
passengers
|
138,895,109
|
|
132,203,848
|
|
5.1%
|
Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
|
114,352,579
|
|
107,478,910
|
|
6.4%
|
Available seat miles
(000s)
|
135,876,264
|
|
128,433,137
|
|
5.8%
|
Load
factor
|
84.2%
|
|
83.7%
|
|
0.5 pts.
|
Average length of
haul
|
1,002
|
|
995
|
|
0.7%
|
Trips
flown
|
1,199,384
|
|
1,159,150
|
|
3.5%
|
SW-T
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.