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.
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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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