DALLAS, Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines
Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today reported its September, third
quarter, and year-to-date preliminary traffic statistics. The
Company flew 9.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in
September 2015, an 11.4 percent
increase from the 8.3 billion RPMs flown in September 2014. Available seat miles (ASMs)
increased 8.4 percent to 11.1 billion in September 2015, compared with the September 2014 level of 10.3 billion. The
September 2015 load factor was a
record for the month of September at 82.7 percent, compared with
80.5 percent in September 2014.
For the third quarter of 2015, the Company flew 31.1
billion RPMs, compared with 28.5 billion RPMs flown for the
same period in 2014, an increase of 8.9
percent. Third quarter 2015 ASMs increased 7.6 percent to a level
of 36.4 billion, compared with third quarter 2014 ASMs of
33.8 billion. The third quarter 2015 load factor was a
quarterly record at 85.4 percent, compared with 84.4
percent for the same period in 2014. The Company continues
to expect its third quarter 2015 operating revenue per ASM
(RASM) to decrease approximately 1.0 percent, compared with
third quarter 2014.
For the first nine months of 2015, the Company
flew 87.8 billion RPMs, compared with 81.3 billion RPMs
flown for the same period in 2014,
an increase of 8.0 percent. Year-to-date 2015
ASMs increased 6.9 percent to a level of 105.1
billion, compared with 98.4 billion for the same period
in 2014. The year-to-date 2015 load factor was 83.5
percent, compared with 82.6 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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SEPTEMBER
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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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9,421,347
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8,638,582
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9.1%
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Enplaned
passengers
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11,536,417
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10,556,294
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9.3%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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9,206,955
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8,267,245
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11.4%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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11,133,628
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10,274,379
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8.4%
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Load
factor
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82.7%
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80.5%
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2.2 pts.
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Average length of
haul
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977
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957
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2.1%
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Trips
flown
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101,467
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99,488
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2.0%
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THIRD
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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30,559,019
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28,391,882
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7.6%
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Enplaned
passengers
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37,765,903
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35,255,248
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7.1%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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31,052,660
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28,522,164
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8.9%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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36,360,340
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33,785,824
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7.6%
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Load
factor
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85.4%
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84.4%
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1.0 pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,016
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1,005
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1.1%
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Trips
flown
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325,301
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319,250
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1.9%
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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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87,802,757
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82,602,805
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6.3%
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Enplaned
passengers
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107,535,145
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101,701,969
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5.7%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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87,771,907
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81,267,478
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8.0%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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105,133,835
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98,356,618
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6.9%
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Load
factor
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83.5%
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82.6%
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0.9 pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,000
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984
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1.6%
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Trips
flown
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948,180
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946,231
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0.2%
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.