Southwest Airlines reports Nov-2009 traffic

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 5.9 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in November 2009, an 11.7 percent increase from the 5.3 billion RPMs flown in November 2008. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 7.7 percent to 7.7 billion from the November 2008 level of 8.3 billion. The load factor for the month was 76.5 percent, compared to 63.2 percent for the same period last year. For November 2009, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the 12 percent range as compared to November 2008.