08-Nov-2013 12:18 PM

Southwest reports Oct-2013 traffic

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Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 8.6 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in October 2013, a 1.3 percent increase from the 8.5 billion RPMs flown in October 2012. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 2.4 percent to 10.8 billion from the October 2012 level of 10.5 billion. The October 2013 load factor was 79.9 percent, compared to 80.7 percent in October 2012. For October 2013, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased in the one to two percent range compared to October 2012.

For the first ten months of 2013, the Company flew 87.3 billion RPMs, compared to 86.6 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2012, an increase of 0.9 percent. Year-to-date ASMs increased 1.6 percent to 109.2 billion from 107.5 billion for the same period in 2012. The year-to-date load factor was 79.9 percent, compared to 80.5 percent for the same period in 2012.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS

	OCTOBER
	2013		2012		CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried	9,024,564		9,147,369		(1.3)	%

Enplaned passengers	11,171,314		11,262,984		(0.8)	%

Revenue passenger miles (000)	8,610,484		8,497,347		1.3	%

Available seat miles (000)	10,782,383		10,527,246		2.4	%


Load factor	79.9	%	80.7	%	(0.8) pts

Average length of haul	954		929		2.7	%


Trips flown	108,462		111,863		(3.0)	%

	YEAR-TO-DATE
	2013		2012		CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried	90,204,731		91,886,318		(1.8)	%

Enplaned passengers	111,207,522		112,541,255		(1.2)	%

Revenue passenger miles (000)	87,306,337		86,551,318		0.9	%


Available seat miles (000)	109,240,137		107,470,961		1.6	%


Load factor	79.9	%	80.5	%	(0.6) pts

Average length of haul	968		942		2.8	%


Trips flown	1,103,559		1,145,831		(3.7)	%