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Southwest Airlines Reports June Traffic


DALLAS, July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: 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

 

SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.


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