Southwest Airlines Reports June Traffic Grew 6.9% Y/Y

Southwest Airlines

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. Southwest Airlines Co. Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics JUNE 2015 2014 Change Revenue passengers carried 10,520,004 10,068,625 4.5% Enplaned passengers 12,908,502 12,357,793 4.5% Revenue passenger miles (000s) 10,757,440 10,066,937 6.9% Available seat miles (000s) 12,475,838 11,692,896 6.7% Load factor 86.2% 86.1% 0.1 pts. Average length of haul 1,023 1,000 2.3% Trips flown 110,038 109,758 0.3% SECOND QUARTER 2015 2014 Change Revenue passengers carried 30,800,742 29,155,114 5.6% Enplaned passengers 37,670,284 35,790,140 5.3% Revenue passenger miles (000s) 30,858,381 28,589,997 7.9% Available seat miles (000s) 36,476,030 34,096,212 7.0% Load factor 84.6% 83.9% 0.7 pts. Average length of haul 1,002 981 2.1% Trips flown 326,309 327,343 (0.3)% YEAR-TO-DATE 2015 2014 Change Revenue passengers carried 57,243,738 54,210,923 5.6% Enplaned passengers 69,769,242 66,446,721 5.0% Revenue passenger miles (000s) 56,719,247 52,745,314 7.5% Available seat miles (000s) 68,773,495 64,570,794 6.5% Load factor 82.5% 81.7% 0.8 pts. Average length of haul 991 973 1.8% Trips flown 622,879 626,981 (0.7)% To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/southwest-airlines-reports-june-traffic-300110050.html SOURCE Southwest Airlines