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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
DALLAS, TEXAS – November 7, 2018 – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today reported its October and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics.
The Company flew 11.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in October 2018, an increase of 6.0 percent from the 10.7 billion RPMs flown in October 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 7.7 percent to 13.4 billion in October 2018, compared with October 2017 ASMs of 12.4 billion. The October 2018 load factor was 84.5 percent, compared with 85.8 percent in October 2017.
This release, as well as past news releases about Southwest Airlines Co., is available online at Southwest.com.
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Southwest Airlines Investor Relations
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214-792-4847
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Southwest Airlines Co.
Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics
OCTOBER | |||||
2018 | 2017 | Change | |||
Revenue passengers carried | 11,572,256 | 11,217,905 | 3.2% | ||
Enplaned passengers | 14,074,599 | 13,501,569 | 4.2% | ||
Revenue passenger miles (000s) | 11,320,618 | 10,679,120 | 6.0% | ||
Available seat miles (000s) | 13,403,878 | 12,441,062 | 7.7% | ||
Load factor | 84.5% | 85.8% | (1.3) pts. | ||
Average length of haul | 978 | 952 | 2.7% | ||
Trips flown | 116,817 | 112,049 | 4.3% | ||
YEAR-TO-DATE | |||||
2018 | 2017 | Change | |||
Revenue passengers carried | 112,030,295 | 107,779,094 | 3.9% | ||
Enplaned passengers | 135,972,992 | 130,749,903 | 4.0% | ||
Revenue passenger miles (000s) | 110,926,956 | 107,530,702 | 3.2% | ||
Available seat miles (000s) | 132,832,134 | 128,365,320 | 3.5% | ||
Load factor | 83.5% | 83.8% | (0.3) pts. | ||
Average length of haul | 990 | 998 | (0.8)% | ||
Trips flown | 1,144,516 | 1,122,752 | 1.9% | ||
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