Southwest Airlines Co. announced 5.1 percent increase of its revenue passenger miles in September 2014 vs September 2013

DALLAS, 2014-10-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 8.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in September 2014, a 5.1 percent increase from the 7.9 billion RPMs flown in September 2013.  Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 0.7 percent to 10.3 billion from the September 2013 level of 10.2 billion.  The September 2014 load factor was 80.5 percent, compared to 77.1 percent in September 2013.  For September 2014, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased approximately five percent as compared to September 2013.

For the third quarter of 2014, the Company flew 28.5 billion RPMs, compared to 27.0 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2013, an increase of 5.6 percent.  Third quarter 2014 ASMs increased 1.1 percent to 33.8 billion from third quarter 2013 ASMs of 33.4 billion. The third quarter 2014 load factor was 84.4 percent, compared to 80.8 percent for the same period in 2013.

For the first nine months of 2014, the Company flew 81.3 billion RPMs, compared to 78.7 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2013, an increase of 3.3 percent.  Year-to-date 2014 ASMs decreased 0.1 percent to 98.4 billion from 98.5 billion for the same period in 2013.  The year-to-date 2014 load factor was 82.6 percent, compared to 79.9 percent for the same period in 2013.

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
2014 2013 Change
Revenue passengers carried 8,638,582 8,153,541 5.9%
Enplaned passengers 10,556,294 10,124,725 4.3%
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 8,267,245 7,862,610 5.1%
Available seat miles (000s) 10,274,379 10,202,976 0.7%
Load factor 80.5% 77.1% 3.4 pts.
Average length of haul 957 964 (0.7)%
Trips flown 99,488 103,141 (3.5)%
THIRD QUARTER
2014 2013 Change
Revenue passengers carried 28,391,882 27,015,866 5.1%
Enplaned passengers 35,255,248 33,792,804 4.3%
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 28,522,510 27,009,604 5.6%
Available seat miles (000s) 33,785,824 33,425,087 1.1%
Load factor 84.4% 80.8% 3.6 pts.
Average length of haul 1,005 1,000 0.5%
Trips flown 319,250 332,991 (4.1)%
YEAR-TO-DATE
2014 2013 Change
Revenue passengers carried 82,602,805 81,180,167 1.8%
Enplaned passengers 101,701,969 100,036,208 1.7%
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 81,267,824 78,695,853 3.3%
Available seat miles (000s) 98,356,618 98,457,754 (0.1)%
Load factor 82.6% 79.9% 2.7 pts.
Average length of haul 984 969 1.5%
Trips flown 946,231 995,097 (4.9)%

SOURCE Southwest Airlines

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