DALLAS, July 8, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the
"Company") today reported its June, second quarter, and
year-to-date preliminary traffic statistics.
The Company flew 11.5 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in
June 2016, an increase of 6.8 percent
from the 10.8 billion RPMs flown in June
2015. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 5.4 percent to
13.1 billion in June 2016, compared
with June 2015 ASMs of 12.5 billion.
The June 2016 load factor was a
record for the month of June at 87.4 percent, compared with 86.2
percent in June 2015. The Company
continues to estimate its second quarter 2016 operating
revenue per ASM (RASM) will increase less than 1.0
percent as compared with second quarter 2015.
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.
Preliminary
Comparative Traffic Statistics
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JUNE
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2016
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2015
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Change
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Revenue passengers
carried
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11,119,189
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10,520,004
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5.7%
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Enplaned
passengers
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13,624,089
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12,908,502
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5.5%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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11,489,804
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10,757,440
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6.8%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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13,149,697
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12,475,838
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5.4%
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Load
factor
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87.4%
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86.2%
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1.2 pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,033
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1,023
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1.0%
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Trips
flown
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113,431
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110,038
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3.1%
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SECOND
QUARTER
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2016
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2015
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Change
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Revenue passengers
carried
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32,340,969
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30,800,742
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5.0%
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Enplaned
passengers
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39,479,241
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37,670,284
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4.8%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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32,707,694
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30,858,381
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6.0%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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38,225,282
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36,476,030
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4.8%
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Load
factor
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85.6%
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84.6%
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1.0 pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,011
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1,002
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0.9%
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Trips
flown
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334,452
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326,309
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2.5%
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YEAR-TO-DATE
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2016
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2015
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Change
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Revenue passengers
carried
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60,944,448
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57,243,738
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6.5%
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Enplaned
passengers
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74,107,682
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69,769,242
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6.2%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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61,115,858
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56,719,247
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7.8%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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73,493,431
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68,773,495
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6.9%
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Load
factor
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83.2%
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82.5%
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0.7 pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,003
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991
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1.2%
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Trips
flown
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648,989
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622,879
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4.2%
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SW-T
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.