SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
		APRIL
		2013			2012			CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried		9,273,884			9,296,032			(0.2	)%
Enplaned passengers		11,248,762			11,246,361			-
Revenue passenger miles (000)		8,735,895			8,610,483			1.5	%
Available seat miles (000)		11,233,131			10,794,511			4.1	%
Load factor		77.8	%		79.8	%		(2.0) pts
Average length of haul		942			926			1.7	%
Trips flown		113,892			115,580			(1.5	)%
		YEAR-TO-DATE
		2013			2012			CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried		34,477,818			34,856,854			(1.1	)%
Enplaned passengers		41,961,387			42,400,783			(1.0	)%
Revenue passenger miles (000)		32,492,638			32,295,349			0.6	%
Available seat miles (000)		42,034,555			41,427,404			1.5	%
Load factor		77.3	%		78.0	%		(0.7) pts
Average length of haul		942			927			1.6	%
Trips flown		432,406			449,476			(3.8	)%
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