EXHIBIT 99.1 MARCH 2010 TRAFFIC RELEASE
Published on April 7, 2010
Ex 99.1
CONTACT: Investor
Relations (214) 792-4415
SOUTHWEST
AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC
DALLAS, TEXAS – April 7, 2010 --
Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) announced today that the Company flew 6.7 billion
revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in March 2010, an increase of 0.4 percent from
the RPMs flown in March 2009. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased
4.2 percent to 8.2 billion from the March 2009 level of 8.6
billion. The load factor for the month was 81.0 percent, compared to
77.3 percent for the same period last year. For March 2010, passenger
revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the 22 percent range as
compared to March 2009.
For the first quarter 2010, Southwest
flew 17.2 billion RPMs, compared to 16.9 billion RPMs flown for the same period
in 2009, an increase of 1.6 percent. Available seat miles decreased
6.4 percent to 22.6 billion from the first quarter 2009 level of
24.2 billion. The first quarter 2010 load factor was 75.9
percent, compared to 69.9 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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MARCH
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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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7,704,256
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7,674,577
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0.4
%
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Enplaned
passengers
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9,155,156
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8,988,386
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1.9
%
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Revenue
passenger miles (000)
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6,676,372
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6,651,832
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0.4
%
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Available
seat miles (000)
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8,245,430
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8,607,741
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(4.2)%
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Load
factor
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81.0%
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77.3%
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3.7
pts.
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Average
length of haul
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867
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867
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Trips
flown
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94,768
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98,520
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(3.8)%
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YEAR-TO-DATE
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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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19,978,518
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19,759,690
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1.1
%
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Enplaned
passengers
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23,694,464
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23,049,990
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2.8
%
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Revenue
passenger miles (000)
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17,161,713
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16,891,629
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1.6
%
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Available
seat miles (000)
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22,619,460
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24,171,675
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(6.4)%
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Load
factor
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75.9%
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69.9%
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6.0
pts.
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Average
length of haul
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859
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855
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0.5
%
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Trips
flown
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261,892
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279,135
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(6.2)%
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