Southwest Airlines reports Apr-2014 traffic

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 9.1 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in April 2014, a 4.4 percent increase from the 8.7 billion RPMs flown in April 2013. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 0.6 percent to 11.2 billion, compared to April 2013. The April 2014 load factor was 81.7 percent, compared to 77.8 percent in April 2013. For April 2014, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased in the seven to eight percent range compared to April 2013.