Southwest Airlines Reports June Traffic - MarketWatch

DALLAS, July 9, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. /quotes/zigman/241463/quotes/nls/luv LUV +1.47% announced today that the Company flew 9.8 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2013, a 2.3 percent increase from the 9.6 billion RPMs flown in June 2012. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 1.7 percent to 11.6 billion from the June 2012 level of 11.4 billion. The June 2013 load factor was 85.0 percent, compared to 84.4 percent in June 2012. For June 2013, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have decreased approximately one percent compared to June 2012.

For the second quarter of 2013, the Company flew 27.9 billion RPMs, compared to 27.2 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2012, an increase of 2.7 percent. Second quarter ASMs increased 3.0 percent to 34.2 billion from the 2012 level of 33.2 billion. The second quarter load factor was 81.6 percent, compared to 81.9 percent for the same period in 2012.

For the first half of 2013, the Company flew 51.7 billion RPMs, compared to 50.9 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2012, an increase of 1.6 percent. Year-to-date ASMs increased 1.8 percent to 65.0 billion from the 2012 level of 63.9 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 79.5 percent, compared to 79.7 percent for the same period in 2012.

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
                                       JUNE
                                       2013             2012             CHANGE
        Revenue passengers carried     10,030,052       9,970,451        0.6  %
        Enplaned passengers            12,239,506       12,244,503       -
        Revenue passenger miles (000)  9,846,172        9,621,741        2.3  %
        Available seat miles (000)     11,588,034       11,399,302       1.7  %
        Load factor                    85.0       %     84.4       %     0.6 pts
        Average length of haul         982              965              1.8  %
        Trips flown                    113,989          118,743          (4.0) %
                                       SECOND QUARTER
                                       2013             2012             CHANGE
        Revenue passengers carried     29,242,309       28,859,348       1.3  %
        Enplaned passengers            35,531,150       35,210,151       0.9  %
        Revenue passenger miles (000)  27,929,506       27,206,498       2.7  %
        Available seat miles (000)     34,231,243       33,230,589       3.0  %
        Load factor                    81.6       %     81.9       %     (0.3) pts
        Average length of haul         955              943              1.3  %
        Trips flown                    343,592          352,726          (2.6) %
                                       YEAR-TO-DATE
                                       2013             2012             CHANGE
        Revenue passengers carried     54,446,243       54,420,170       -
        Enplaned passengers            66,243,775       66,364,573       (0.2) %
        Revenue passenger miles (000)  51,686,249       50,891,364       1.6  %
        Available seat miles (000)     65,032,668       63,863,482       1.8  %
        Load factor                    79.5       %     79.7       %     (0.2) pts
        Average length of haul         949              935              1.5  %
        Trips flown                    662,106          686,622          (3.6) %
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.

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