Southwest Airlines Reports September Traffic


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Southwest Airlines Reports September Traffic

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DALLAS, Oct. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) (the "Company") today reported its September, third quarter, and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics.

The Company flew 10.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in September 2018, an increase of 5.3 percent from the 9.5 billion RPMs flown in September 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 6.8 percent to 12.4 billion in September 2018, compared with September 2017 ASMs of 11.6 billion. The September 2018 load factor was 80.5 percent, compared with 81.7 percent in September 2017.

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














SEPTEMBER


2018


2017


Change

Revenue passengers carried

10,272,958


9,892,965


3.8%

Enplaned passengers

12,496,426


11,925,104


4.8%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

9,988,974


9,489,624


5.3%

Available seat miles (000s)

12,405,345


11,610,795


6.8%

Load factor

80.5%


81.7%


(1.2) pts.

Average length of haul

972


959


1.4%

Trips flown

108,653


104,379


4.1%








THIRD QUARTER


2018


2017


Change

Revenue passengers carried

33,860,286


33,029,537


2.5%

Enplaned passengers

41,424,418


40,232,993


3.0%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

34,024,307


33,128,227


2.7%

Available seat miles (000s)

40,569,507


39,053,164


3.9%

Load factor

83.9%


84.8%


(0.9) pts.

Average length of haul

1,005


1,003


0.2%

Trips flown

347,555


341,086


1.9%








YEAR-TO-DATE


2018


2017


Change

Revenue passengers carried

100,458,039


96,561,189


4.0%

Enplaned passengers

121,898,393


117,248,334


4.0%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

99,606,339


96,851,582


2.8%

Available seat miles (000s)

119,428,256


115,924,258


3.0%

Load factor

83.4%


83.5%


(0.1) pts.

Average length of haul

992


1,003


(1.1)%

Trips flown

1,027,699


1,010,703


1.7%

SW-T

 

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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.


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