SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO - FORM 8-K - EX-9.01 - EXHIBIT

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS



	MAY
	2013		2012		CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried	9,938,557		9,592,865		3.6	%

Enplaned passengers	12,043,070		11,719,287		2.8	%

Revenue passenger miles (000)	9,347,628		8,974,274		4.2	%

Available seat miles (000)	11,410,284		11,036,776		3.4	%

Load factor	81.9	%	81.3	%	0.6 pts

Average length of haul	941		936		0.5	%

Trips flown	115,713		118,403		(2.3)	%



	YEAR-TO-DATE
	2013		2012		CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried	44,416,375		44,449,719		(0.1)	%

Enplaned passengers	54,004,457		54,120,070		(0.2)	%

Revenue passenger miles (000)	41,840,267		41,269,623		1.4	%

Available seat miles (000)	53,444,839		52,464,179		1.9	%

Load factor	78.3	%	78.7	%	(0.4) pts

Average length of haul	942		928		1.5	%

Trips flown	548,119		567,879		(3.5)	%

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO - FORM 8-K - EX-9.01 - EXHIBIT - June 7, 2013