Southwest Airlines Reports June Traffic

Southwest Airlines Reports June Traffic

PR Newswire

DALLAS, July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. LUV (the "Company") today reported its June, second quarter, and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics.

The Company flew 12.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2018, an increase of 2.6 percent from the 11.9 billion RPMs flown in June 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 3.2 percent to 14.1 billion in June 2018, compared with June 2017 ASMs of 13.6 billion. The June 2018 load factor was 86.9 percent, compared with 87.4 percent in June 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















JUNE



2018



2017



Change

Revenue passengers carried

11,987,906



11,628,819



3.1%

Enplaned passengers

14,717,024



14,270,279



3.1%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

12,234,799



11,919,982



2.6%

Available seat miles (000s)

14,080,724



13,643,589



3.2%

Load factor

86.9%



87.4%



(0.5) pts.

Average length of haul

1,021



1,025



(0.4)%

Trips flown

118,538



117,599



0.8%















SECOND QUARTER



2018



2017



Change

Revenue passengers carried

35,265,616



33,992,862



3.7%

Enplaned passengers

42,930,875



41,436,991



3.6%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

35,142,539



34,382,696



2.2%

Available seat miles (000s)

41,492,281



40,171,225



3.3%

Load factor

84.7%



85.6%



(0.9) pts.

Average length of haul

997



1,011



(1.4)%

Trips flown

353,928



347,827



1.8%















YEAR-TO-DATE



2018



2017



Change

Revenue passengers carried

66,597,753



63,531,652



4.8%

Enplaned passengers

80,473,975



77,015,341



4.5%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

65,582,031



63,723,355



2.9%

Available seat miles (000s)

78,858,750



76,871,095



2.6%

Load factor

83.2%



82.9%



0.3 pts.

Average length of haul

985



1,003



(1.8)%

Trips flown

680,144



669,617



1.6%

SW-T

 

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