Southwest Airlines Co pax numbers up 1% in Apr-2014, PRASM up 7-8%

Southwest Airlines Co reports (08-May-2014) the following combined traffic highlights for Southwest Airlines and AirTran in Apr-2014:

• Revenue passenger numbers: 9.3 million, +1.2% year-on-year;
• Enplaned passengers: 11.5 million, +2.2%;
• Passenger load factor: 81.7%, +3.9 ppts. [more - original PR]

Southwest Airlines Co: "For Apr-2014, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased in the seven to eight percent range compared to April 2013," Source: Company statement, 08-May-2014.