Southwest Airlines Co pax numbers up in Jul-2012, PRASM up 2%

Southwest Airlines Co reports (07-Aug-2012) the following combined traffic highlights for Southwest Airlines and AirTran for Jul-2012:

• Revenue passenger numbers: 10.2 million, +1% year-on-year;
• Enplaned passengers: 12.6 million, +0.4%;
• Passenger load factor: 84.6%, -0.5 ppt. [more - original PR]

Southwest Airlines Co: "For July 2012, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased approximately two percent as compared to July 2011." Source: Company statement, 07-Aug-2012.