DALLAS, July 10, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company")
today reported its June, second quarter, and year-to-date
preliminary traffic statistics.
The Company flew 11.9 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in
June 2017, an increase of 3.7 percent
from the 11.5 billion RPMs flown in June
2016. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 3.8 percent to
13.6 billion in June 2017, compared
with June 2016 ASMs of 13.1 billion.
The June 2017 load factor was 87.4
percent, which was comparable to the record June 2016 performance. Based on these results,
the Company continues to estimate its second quarter 2017
operating revenue per ASM (RASM) will increase in the one to two
percent range, as compared with second quarter 2016.
This release, as well as past news releases about Southwest
Airlines Co., is available online at Southwest.com.
Southwest Airlines
Co.
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Preliminary
Comparative Traffic Statistics
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JUNE
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2017
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2016
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Change
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Revenue passengers
carried
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11,628,819
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11,119,189
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4.6%
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Enplaned
passengers
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14,270,279
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13,624,089
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4.7%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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11,919,982
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11,489,804
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3.7%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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13,643,589
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13,149,697
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3.8%
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Load
factor
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87.4%
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87.4%
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—
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Average length of
haul
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1,025
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1,033
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(0.8)%
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Trips
flown
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117,599
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113,431
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3.7%
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SECOND
QUARTER
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2017
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2016
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Change
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Revenue passengers
carried
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33,992,862
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32,340,969
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5.1%
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Enplaned
passengers
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41,436,991
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39,479,241
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5.0%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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34,382,696
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32,707,694
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5.1%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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40,171,225
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38,225,282
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5.1%
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Load
factor
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85.6%
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85.6%
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—
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Average length of
haul
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1,011
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1,011
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—
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Trips
flown
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347,827
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334,452
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4.0%
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YEAR-TO-DATE
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2017
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2016
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Change
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Revenue passengers
carried
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63,531,652
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60,944,448
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4.2%
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Enplaned
passengers
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77,015,341
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74,107,682
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3.9%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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63,723,355
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61,115,858
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4.3%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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76,871,095
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73,493,431
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4.6%
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Load
factor
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82.9%
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83.2%
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(0.3) pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,003
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1,003
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—
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Trips
flown
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669,617
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648,989
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3.2%
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SW-T
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.