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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
DALLAS, TEXAS – March 8, 2018 – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today reported its February and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics.
The Company flew 9.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2018, an increase of 3.5 percent from the 8.7 billion RPMs flown in February 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 1.0 percent to 11.1 billion in February 2018, compared with February 2017 ASMs of 11.0 billion. The February 2018 load factor of 81.0 percent was a February record, compared with 79.0 percent in February 2017.
This release, as well as past news releases about Southwest Airlines Co., is available online at Southwest.com.
Investor Contact:
Southwest Airlines Investor Relations
214-792-4415
www.southwestairlinesinvestorrelations.com
Media Contact:
Southwest Airlines Media Relations
214-792-4847
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Southwest Airlines Co.
Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics
FEBRUARY | |||||
2018 | 2017 | Change | |||
Revenue passengers carried | 9,383,581 | 8,863,310 | 5.9% | ||
Enplaned passengers | 11,227,460 | 10,662,845 | 5.3% | ||
Revenue passenger miles (000s) | 8,994,390 | 8,687,873 | 3.5% | ||
Available seat miles (000s) | 11,104,404 | 10,997,565 | 1.0% | ||
Load factor | 81.0% | 79.0% | 2.0 pts. | ||
Average length of haul | 959 | 980 | (2.1)% | ||
Trips flown | 97,959 | 97,157 | 0.8% | ||
YEAR-TO-DATE | |||||
2018 | 2017 | Change | |||
Revenue passengers carried | 19,383,137 | 18,245,277 | 6.2% | ||
Enplaned passengers | 23,225,890 | 21,987,228 | 5.6% | ||
Revenue passenger miles (000s) | 18,720,592 | 18,040,522 | 3.8% | ||
Available seat miles (000s) | 23,602,784 | 23,263,003 | 1.5% | ||
Load factor | 79.3% | 77.6% | 1.7 pts. | ||
Average length of haul | 966 | 989 | (2.3)% | ||
Trips flown | 208,468 | 205,594 | 1.4% | ||
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