Southwest Airlines Reports February Traffic
DALLAS, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 5.6 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2011, a 13.0 percent increase from the 5.0 billion RPMs flown in February 2010. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 8.6 percent to 7.3 billion from the February 2010 level of 6.8 billion. The load factor for the month was 76.9 percent, compared to 73.9 percent for the same period last year. For February 2011, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the eight to nine percent range compared to February 2010.
For the first two months of 2011, Southwest flew 11.9 billion RPMs, compared to 10.5 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2010, an increase of 13.1 percent. Available seat miles increased 8.0 percent to 15.5 billion from the 2010 level of 14.4 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 76.4 percent, compared to 72.9 percent for the same period last year.
This release, as well as past news releases on Southwest, are available online at southwest.com.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
FEBRUARY
2011 2010 CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried 6,327,864 5,907,956 7.1 %
Enplaned passengers 7,602,255 6,963,295 9.2 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 5,636,641 4,986,254 13.0 %
Available seat miles (000) 7,329,163 6,751,455 8.6 %
Load factor 76.9% 73.9% 3.0 pts.
Average length of haul 891 844 5.6 %
Trips flown 82,477 78,718 4.8 %
YEAR-TO-DATE
2011 2010 CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried 13,174,982 12,274,262 7.3 %
Enplaned passengers 15,909,574 14,539,308 9.4 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 11,862,882 10,485,341 13.1 %
Available seat miles (000) 15,523,328 14,374,030 8.0 %
Load factor 76.4% 72.9% 3.5 pts.
Average length of haul 900 854 5.4 %
Trips flown 174,495 167,124 4.4 %
SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.
Released March 7, 2011