PR Newswire
DALLAS, July 10, 2018
DALLAS, July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today
reported its June, second quarter, and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics.
The Company flew 12.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2018, an increase of 2.6
percent from the 11.9 billion RPMs flown in June 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 3.2
percent to 14.1 billion in June 2018, compared with June 2017 ASMs of
13.6 billion. The June 2018 load factor was 86.9 percent, compared with 87.4 percent in
June 2017.
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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JUNE
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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11,987,906
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11,628,819
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3.1%
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Enplaned passengers
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14,717,024
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14,270,279
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3.1%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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12,234,799
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11,919,982
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2.6%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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14,080,724
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13,643,589
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3.2%
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Load factor
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86.9%
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87.4%
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(0.5) pts.
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Average length of haul
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1,021
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1,025
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(0.4)%
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Trips flown
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118,538
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117,599
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0.8%
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SECOND QUARTER
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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35,265,616
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33,992,862
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3.7%
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Enplaned passengers
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42,930,875
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41,436,991
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3.6%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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35,142,539
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34,382,696
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2.2%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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41,492,281
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40,171,225
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3.3%
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Load factor
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84.7%
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85.6%
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(0.9) pts.
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Average length of haul
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997
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1,011
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(1.4)%
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Trips flown
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353,928
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347,827
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1.8%
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YEAR-TO-DATE
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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66,597,753
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63,531,652
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4.8%
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Enplaned passengers
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80,473,975
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77,015,341
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4.5%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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65,582,031
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63,723,355
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2.9%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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78,858,750
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76,871,095
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2.6%
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Load factor
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83.2%
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82.9%
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0.3 pts.
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Average length of haul
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985
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1,003
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(1.8)%
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Trips flown
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680,144
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669,617
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1.6%
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SW-T
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.