DALLAS, July 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 10.8 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2015, a 6.9 percent increase from the 10.1 billion RPMs flown in June 2014. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 6.7 percent to 12.5 billion in June 2015, compared with the June 2014 level of 11.7 billion. The June 2015 load factor was a record for the month of June at 86.2 percent, compared with 86.1 percent in June 2014.
For the second quarter of 2015, the Company flew 30.9 billion RPMs, compared with 28.6 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2014, an increase of 7.9 percent. Second quarter 2015 ASMs increased 7.0 percent to a level of 36.5 billion, compared with second quarter 2014 ASMs of 34.1 billion. The second quarter 2015 load factor was a record 84.6 percent, compared with 83.9 percent for the same period in 2014. The Company continues to expect its second quarter 2015 passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) to decease in the 4.0 to 5.0 percent range, compared with second quarter 2014.
For the first half of 2015, the Company flew 56.7 billion RPMs, compared with 52.7 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2014, an increase of 7.5 percent. Year-to-date 2015 ASMs increased 6.5 percent to a level of 68.8 billion, compared with the 64.6 billion for the same period in 2014. The year-to-date 2015 load factor was a record 82.5 percent, compared with 81.7 percent for the same period in 2014.
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Southwest Airlines Co.
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Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics
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JUNE
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2015
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2014
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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10,520,004
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10,068,625
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4.5%
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Enplaned passengers
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12,908,502
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12,357,793
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4.5%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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10,757,440
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10,066,937
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6.9%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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12,475,838
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11,692,896
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6.7%
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Load factor
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86.2%
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86.1%
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0.1 pts.
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Average length of haul
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1,023
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1,000
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2.3%
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Trips flown
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110,038
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109,758
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0.3%
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SECOND QUARTER
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2015
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2014
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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30,800,742
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29,155,114
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5.6%
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Enplaned passengers
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37,670,284
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35,790,140
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5.3%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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30,858,381
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28,589,997
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7.9%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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36,476,030
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34,096,212
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7.0%
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Load factor
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84.6%
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83.9%
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0.7 pts.
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Average length of haul
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1,002
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981
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2.1%
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Trips flown
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326,309
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327,343
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(0.3)%
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YEAR-TO-DATE
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2015
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2014
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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57,243,738
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54,210,923
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5.6%
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Enplaned passengers
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69,769,242
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66,446,721
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5.0%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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56,719,247
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52,745,314
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7.5%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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68,773,495
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64,570,794
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6.5%
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Load factor
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82.5%
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81.7%
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0.8 pts.
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Average length of haul
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991
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973
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1.8%
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Trips flown
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622,879
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626,981
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(0.7)%
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines
