DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the
"Company") today reported its September, third quarter, and
year-to-date preliminary traffic statistics.
The Company flew 9.5 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in
September 2017, a decrease of 4.5
percent from the 9.9 billion RPMs flown in September 2016. Available seat miles (ASMs)
decreased 1.6 percent to 11.6 billion in September 2017, compared with September 2016 ASMs of 11.8 billion. The
September 2017 load factor was 81.7
percent, compared with 84.2 percent in September 2016. Based on these results and
consistent with guidance furnished in a Form 8-K filed on
September 28, 2017, the Company
continues to estimate its third quarter 2017 operating revenue
per ASM (RASM) to be flat to down one percent, as compared with
third quarter 2016.
This release, as well as past news releases about Southwest
Airlines Co., is available online at Southwest.com.
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Southwest Airlines
Co.
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Preliminary
Comparative Traffic Statistics
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SEPTEMBER
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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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9,892,965
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10,148,682
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(2.5)%
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Enplaned
passengers
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11,925,104
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12,302,964
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(3.1)%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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9,489,624
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9,938,610
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(4.5)%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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11,610,795
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11,797,272
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(1.6)%
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Load
factor
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81.7%
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84.2%
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(2.5) pts.
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Average length of
haul
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959
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979
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(2.0)%
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Trips
flown
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104,379
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105,535
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(1.1)%
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THIRD
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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33,029,537
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31,768,550
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4.0%
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Enplaned
passengers
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40,232,993
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38,852,737
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3.6%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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33,128,227
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32,315,952
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2.5%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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39,053,164
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37,881,510
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3.1%
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Load
factor
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84.8%
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85.3%
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(0.5) pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,003
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1,017
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(1.4)%
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Trips
flown
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341,086
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332,420
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2.6%
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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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96,561,189
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92,712,998
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4.2%
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Enplaned
passengers
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117,248,334
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112,960,419
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3.8%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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96,851,582
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93,431,810
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3.7%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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115,924,258
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111,374,942
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4.1%
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Load
factor
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83.5%
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83.9%
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(0.4) pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,003
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1,008
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(0.5)%
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Trips
flown
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1,010,703
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981,409
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3.0%
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SW-T
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.