DALLAS, Oct. 11, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the
"Company") today reported its September, third quarter, and
year-to-date preliminary traffic statistics.
The Company flew 9.9 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in
September 2016, an increase of 7.9
percent from the 9.2 billion RPMs flown in September 2015. Available seat miles (ASMs)
increased 6.0 percent to 11.8 billion in September 2016, compared with September 2015 ASMs of 11.1 billion. The
September 2016 load factor was a
record for the month of September at 84.2 percent, compared with
82.7 percent in September 2015. The
Company continues to estimate its third quarter 2016 operating
revenue per ASM (RASM) will decline in the 3.5 to 4.5 percent
range, as compared with third quarter 2015*, with approximately 0.5
point of the decline resulting from the Company's July 2016 technology outage.
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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2016
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2015
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Change
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Revenue passengers
carried
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10,148,682
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9,421,347
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7.7%
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Enplaned
passengers
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12,302,964
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11,536,417
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6.6%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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9,938,610
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9,206,955
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7.9%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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11,797,272
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11,133,628
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6.0%
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Load
factor
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84.2%
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82.7%
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1.5 pts.
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Average length of
haul
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979
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977
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0.2%
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Trips
flown
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105,535
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101,467
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4.0%
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THIRD
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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31,768,550
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30,559,019
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4.0%
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Enplaned
passengers
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38,852,737
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37,765,903
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2.9%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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32,315,952
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31,052,660
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4.1%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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37,881,510
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36,360,340
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4.2%
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Load
factor
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85.3%
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85.4%
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(0.1) pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,017
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1,016
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0.1%
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Trips
flown
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332,420
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325,301
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2.2%
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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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92,712,998
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87,802,757
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5.6%
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Enplaned
passengers
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112,960,419
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107,535,145
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5.0%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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93,431,810
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87,771,907
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6.4%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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111,374,942
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105,133,835
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5.9%
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Load
factor
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83.9%
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83.5%
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0.4 pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,008
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1,000
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0.8%
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Trips
flown
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981,409
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948,180
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3.5%
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*Operating revenues
used in the calculation of third quarter 2015 RASM exclude a $172
million one-time non-cash special revenue adjustment as shown in
the following reconciliation. Additional information regarding the
special revenue adjustment is available in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2015.
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Three months
ended
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(in
millions)
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September 30,
2015
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Operating Revenues,
as reported
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$
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5,318
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Deduct: Special
revenue adjustment
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(172)
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Operating Revenues,
Non-GAAP
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$
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5,146
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SW-T
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.