Southwest Airlines Reports June Traffic
DALLAS, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 6.8 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2007, an 11.0 percent increase from the 6.2 billion RPMs flown in June 2006. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 8.7 percent to 8.3 billion from the June 2006 level of 7.7 billion. The load factor for the month was 82.1 percent, compared to 80.4 percent for the same period last year.
For the second quarter 2007, Southwest flew 19.0 billion RPMs, compared to the 17.8 billion RPMs recorded for the same period of 2006, an increase of 6.6 percent. Available seat miles increased 9.2 percent to 25.0 billion from the second quarter 2006 level of 22.9 billion. The second quarter 2007 load factor was 76.1 percent, compared to 78.0 percent for the same period last year.
For the first half of 2007, Southwest flew 35.1 billion RPMs, compared to the 33.1 billion RPMs recorded for the same period in 2006, an increase of 6.0 percent. Available seat miles increased 8.2 percent to 48.7 billion from the 2006 level of 45.0 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 72.2 percent, compared to 73.7 percent for the same period last year.
This release, as well as past news releases on Southwest, are available online at http://www.southwest.com/?src=IR_070307.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
JUNE
2007 2006 CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried 8,238,474 7,518,453 9.6 %
Enplaned passengers 9,524,499 8,687,121 9.6 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 6,828,468 6,150,838 11.0 %
Available seat miles (000) 8,319,512 7,652,310 8.7 %
Load factor 82.1% 80.4% 1.7 pts.
Average length of haul 829 818 1.3 %
Trips flown 96,475 90,475 6.6 %
SECOND QUARTER
2007 2006 CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried 23,440,986 21,999,256 6.6 %
Enplaned passengers 26,889,424 25,306,858 6.3 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 19,018,769 17,843,848 6.6 %
Available seat miles (000) 24,982,676 22,883,984 9.2 %
Load factor 76.1% 78.0% (1.9) pts.
Average length of haul 811 811 -
Trips flown 290,647 270,947 7.3 %
YEAR-TO-DATE
2007 2006 CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried 43,401,919 41,198,744 5.3 %
Enplaned passengers 49,792,497 47,322,342 5.2 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 35,127,840 33,124,345 6.0 %
Available seat miles (000) 48,661,051 44,963,442 8.2 %
Load factor 72.2% 73.7% (1.5) pts.
Average length of haul 809 804 0.6 %
Trips flown 567,547 533,396 6.4 %
SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.
Released July 3, 2007