EXHIBIT 99.1 FEBRUARY 2010 TRAFFIC RELEASE
Published on March 5, 2010
Ex 99.1
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SOUTHWEST
AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
DALLAS, TEXAS – March 5, 2010 --
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 5.0
billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2010, a 2.3 percent decrease
from the 5.1 billion RPMs flown in February 2009. Available seat
miles (ASMs) decreased 8.7 percent to 6.8 billion from the February 2009 level
of 7.4 billion. The load factor for the month was 73.9 percent,
compared to 69.1 percent for the same period last
year. Weather-related flight cancellations during the month reduced
the Company’s passenger revenues by an estimated $15 million. For
February 2010, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the
16 to 17 percent range as compared to February 2009.
For the
first two months of 2010, Southwest flew 10.5 billion RPMs, compared to 10.2
billion RPMs for the same period in 2009, an increase of 2.4
percent. Available seat miles decreased 7.6 percent to 14.4 billion
from the 2009 level of 15.6 billion. The year-to-date load
factor was 72.9 percent, compared to 65.8 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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PRELIMINARY
COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
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FEBRUARY
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2010
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2009
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CHANGE
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Revenue
passengers carried
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5,922,120 | 6,096,997 | (2.9 | )% | ||||||||
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Enplaned
passengers
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6,963,295 | 7,068,038 | (1.5 | )% | ||||||||
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Revenue
passenger miles (000)
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4,986,254 | 5,104,418 | (2.3 | )% | ||||||||
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Available
seat miles (000)
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6,751,455 | 7,391,395 | (8.7 | )% | ||||||||
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Load
factor
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73.9 | % | 69.1 | % |
4.8
pts.
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Average
length of haul
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842 | 837 | 0.6 | % | ||||||||
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Trips
flown
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78,718 | 86,009 | (8.5 | )% | ||||||||
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YEAR-TO-DATE
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CHANGE
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Revenue
passengers carried
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12,288,426 | 12,085,113 | 1.7 | % | ||||||||
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Enplaned
passengers
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14,539,308 | 14,061,604 | 3.4 | % | ||||||||
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Revenue
passenger miles (000)
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10,485,341 | 10,239,797 | 2.4 | % | ||||||||
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Available
seat miles (000)
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14,374,030 | 15,563,934 | (7.6 | )% | ||||||||
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Load
factor
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72.9 | % | 65.8 | % |
7.1
pts.
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Average
length of haul
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853 | 847 | 0.7 | % | ||||||||
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Trips
flown
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167,124 | 180,615 | (7.5 | )% | ||||||||
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