DALLAS, June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today reported its May and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics.

The Company flew 11.7 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in May 2018, an increase of 4.2 percent from the 11.2 billion RPMs flown in May 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 5.2 percent to 13.8 billion in May 2018, compared with May 2017 ASMs of 13.2 billion. The May 2018 load factor was 84.6 percent, compared with 85.4 percent in May 2017.

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Southwest Airlines Co.

Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics







MAY


2018


2017


Change

Revenue passengers carried

11,878,257


11,269,941


5.4%

Enplaned passengers

14,432,274


13,706,047


5.3%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

11,705,631


11,232,347


4.2%

Available seat miles (000s)

13,840,883


13,157,810


5.2%

Load factor

84.6%


85.4%


(0.8) pts.

Average length of haul

985


997


(1.2)%

Trips flown

119,025


115,703


2.9%








YEAR-TO-DATE


2018


2017


Change

Revenue passengers carried

54,609,847


51,902,833


5.2%

Enplaned passengers

65,756,951


62,745,062


4.8%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

53,347,233


51,803,372


3.0%

Available seat miles (000s)

64,778,026


63,227,506


2.5%

Load factor

82.4%


81.9%


0.5 pts.

Average length of haul

977


998


(2.1)%

Trips flown

561,606


552,018


1.7%

SW-T

 

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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.

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