Form: 8-K

Current report filing

December 4, 2009

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Ex 99.1
 


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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC


DALLAS, TEXAS – December 4, 2009 -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 5.9 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in November 2009, an 11.7 percent increase from the 5.3 billion RPMs flown in November 2008.  Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 7.7 percent to 7.7 billion from the November 2008 level of 8.3 billion.  The load factor for the month was 76.5 percent, compared to 63.2 percent for the same period last year.  For November 2009, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the 12 percent range as compared to November 2008.
For the eleven months ended November 30, 2009, Southwest flew 68.5 billion RPMs, compared to 67.7 billion RPMs for the same period in 2008, an increase of 1.2 percent.  Available seat miles decreased 5.0 percent to 90.2 billion from the 2008 level of 95.0 billion.  The year-to-date load factor was 76.0 percent, compared to 71.3 percent for the same period last year.
This release, as well as past news releases on Southwest, are available online at southwest.com.
 
 

 
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
  
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
  
                   
       
                   
                   
                   
                   
   
NOVEMBER
  
                   
   
2009
    
2008
    
CHANGE
  
                   
                   
Revenue passengers carried
     7,015,636       6,519,788       7.6 %
                         
Enplaned passengers
     8,255,414       7,447,454       10.8 %
                         
Revenue passenger miles (000)
     5,879,163       5,263,205       11.7 %
                         
Available seat miles (000)
     7,686,018       8,325,287       (7.7 )%
                         
Load factor
     76.5 %     63.2 %  
13.3 pts.
  
                         
Average length of haul
     838       807       3.8 %
                         
Trips flown
     89,286       95,355       (6.4 )%
                         
                         
                         
                         
   
YEAR-TO-DATE
  
                         
      2009       2008    
CHANGE
  
                         
                         
Revenue passengers carried
     79,259,652       81,750,283       (3.0 )%
                         
Enplaned passengers
     92,983,281       93,955,769       (1.0 )%
                         
Revenue passenger miles (000)
     68,486,053       67,697,297       1.2 %
                         
Available seat miles (000)
     90,168,802       94,952,996       (5.0 )%
                         
Load factor
     76.0 %     71.3 %  
4.7 pts.
  
                         
Average length of haul
     864       828       4.3 %
                         
Trips flown
     1,034,327       1,095,338       (5.6 )%

 
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