Southwest Airlines Reports September Traffic
DALLAS, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 5.6 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in September 2007, an 8.6 percent increase from the 5.2 billion RPMs flown in September 2006. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 7.8 percent to 8.3 billion from the September 2006 level of 7.7 billion. The load factor for the month was 67.7 percent, compared to 67.2 percent for the same period last year.
For the third quarter 2007, Southwest flew 19.7 billion RPMs, compared to the 17.8 billion RPMs recorded for the same period in 2006, an increase of 10.8 percent. Available seat miles increased 8.2 percent to 25.7 billion from the third quarter 2006 level of 23.8 billion. The third quarter 2007 load factor was 76.5 percent, compared to 74.7 percent for the same period last year.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, Southwest flew 54.8 billion RPMs, compared to the 50.9 billion RPMs recorded for the same period in 2006, an increase of 7.7 percent. Available seat miles increased 8.2 percent to 74.4 billion from the 2006 level of 68.7 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 73.7 percent, compared to 74.0 percent for the same period last year.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC
STATISTICS
SEPTEMBER
2007 2006 CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried 6,985,944 6,558,623 6.5 %
Enplaned passengers 7,979,454 7,458,995 7.0 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 5,640,978 5,196,423 8.6 %
Available seat miles (000) 8,336,524 7,732,154 7.8 %
Load factor 67.7% 67.2% 0.5 pts.
Average length of haul 807 792 1.9 %
Trips flown 96,099 90,527 6.2 %
THIRD QUARTER
2007 2006 CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried 23,553,366 21,558,982 9.3 %
Enplaned passengers 27,242,613 24,880,646 9.5 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 19,685,690 17,767,128 10.8 %
Available seat miles (000) 25,738,775 23,784,615 8.2 %
Load factor 76.5% 74.7% 1.8 pts.
Average length of haul 836 824 1.5 %
Trips flown 297,782 279,032 6.7 %
YEAR-TO-DATE
2007 2006 CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried 66,956,318 62,757,726 6.7 %
Enplaned passengers 77,035,110 72,202,988 6.7 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 54,813,530 50,891,473 7.7 %
Available seat miles (000) 74,399,826 68,748,057 8.2 %
Load factor 73.7% 74.0% (0.3)pts.
Average length of haul 819 811 1.0 %
Trips flown 865,329 812,428 6.5 %
SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.
Released October 3, 2007