Southwest Airlines Co revenue pax down 4% in Dec-2012, 109.3 million revenue pax in 2012

Southwest Airlines Co reports (08-Jan-2013) the following combined traffic highlights for Southwest Airlines and AirTran:

• Dec-2012:
  • Revenue passenger numbers: 8.6 million, -3.7% year-on-year;
  • Enplaned passengers: 10.6 million, -2.5%;
  • Passenger load factor: 78%, -0.4 ppt;
• 12 months ended Dec-2012:
  • Revenue passenger numbers: 109.3 million, -0.7%;
  • Enplaned passengers: 134 million, -1.0%;
  • Passenger load factor: 80.3%, -0.5 ppt. [more - original PR]

Southwest Airlines Co: "For December 2012, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have been comparable to December 2011." Source: Company statement, 08-Jan-2013.