The Company flew 9.4 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in August 2012, compared to 9.3 billion RPMs flown in August 2011, an increase of 0.1 percent. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 1.8 percent to 11.1 billion in August 2012 from 11.3 billion ASMs in August 2011. The August 2012 load factor was 84.2 percent, compared to 82.6 percent in August 2011. For August 2012, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased in the two to three percent range as compared to August 2011.
For the first eight months of 2012, the Company flew 70.3 billion RPMs, compared to 70.8 billion combined RPMs flown in the same period in 2011, a decrease of 0.7 percent. The year-to-date 2012 ASMs decreased 0.2 percent to 86.9 billion from the combined level of 87.0 billion for the same period in 2011. The year-to-date 2012 load factor was 80.9 percent, compared to the combined load factor of 81.3 percent for the same period in 2011.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. | ||||||
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS | ||||||
AUGUST | ||||||
2012 | 2011 | CHANGE | ||||
Revenue passengers carried | 9,736,783 | 9,541,560 | 2.0% | |||
Enplaned passengers | 12,024,292 | 11,905,099 | 1.0% | |||
Revenue passenger miles (000) | 9,356,724 | 9,346,104 | 0.1% | |||
Available seat miles (000) | 11,118,682 | 11,321,267 | (1.8)% | |||
Load factor | 84.2% | 82.6% | 1.6 pts | |||
Average length of haul | 961 | 980 | (1.9)% | |||
Trips flown | 117,129 | 122,046 | (4.0)% | |||
YEAR-TO-DATE | ||||||
2012 | 2011 | CHANGE | ||||
Revenue passengers carried | 74,372,765 | 74,068,233 | 0.4% | |||
Enplaned passengers | 91,037,611 | 91,253,760 | (0.2)% | |||
Revenue passenger miles (000) | 70,291,608 | 70,754,869 | (0.7)% | |||
Available seat miles (000) | 86,859,937 | 87,035,109 | (0.2)% | |||
Load factor | 80.9% | 81.3% | (0.4) pts | |||
Average length of haul | 945 | 955 | (1.0)% | |||
Trips flown | 926,935 | 943,732 | (1.8)% | |||
SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.
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