DALLAS, Jan. 10, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the
"Company") today reported its December, fourth quarter, and total
year preliminary traffic statistics.
The Company flew 10.4 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in
December 2016, an increase of 4.2
percent from the 10.0 billion RPMs flown in December 2015. Available seat miles (ASMs)
increased 4.8 percent to 12.6 billion in December 2016, compared with December 2015 ASMs of 12.1 billion. The
December 2016 load factor was 82.6
percent, compared with 83.0 percent in December 2015. Based on these results and an
improvement in close-in yields, the Company now estimates its
fourth quarter 2016 operating revenue per ASM (RASM) will
decline in the 3.0 to 4.0 percent range, as compared with fourth
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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DECEMBER
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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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10,561,159
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10,105,907
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4.5%
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Enplaned
passengers
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12,845,248
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12,371,034
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3.8%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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10,445,407
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10,020,969
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4.2%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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12,645,787
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12,068,272
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4.8%
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Load
factor
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82.6%
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83.0%
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(0.4) pts.
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Average length of
haul
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989
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992
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(0.3)%
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Trips
flown
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111,765
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108,208
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3.3%
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FOURTH
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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32,006,767
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30,368,454
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5.4%
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Enplaned
passengers
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38,779,938
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37,039,737
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4.7%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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31,366,176
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29,727,972
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5.5%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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37,147,109
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35,367,574
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5.0%
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Load
factor
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84.4%
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84.1%
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0.3 pts.
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Average length of
haul
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980
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979
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0.1%
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Trips
flown
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329,740
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319,178
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3.3%
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TOTAL
YEAR
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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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124,719,765
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118,171,211
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5.5%
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Enplaned
passengers
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151,740,357
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144,574,882
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5.0%
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Revenue passenger
miles (000s)
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124,797,986
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117,499,879
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6.2%
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Available seat miles
(000s)
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148,522,051
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140,501,409
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5.7%
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Load
factor
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84.0%
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83.6%
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0.4 pts.
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Average length of
haul
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1,001
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994
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0.7%
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Trips
flown
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1,311,149
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1,267,358
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3.5%
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SW-T
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.