Southwest Airlines Reports December Traffic

DALLAS, Jan. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today reported its December, fourth quarter, and total year preliminary traffic statistics.

The Company flew 10.4 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in December 2016, an increase of 4.2 percent from the 10.0 billion RPMs flown in December 2015. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 4.8 percent to 12.6 billion in December 2016, compared with December 2015 ASMs of 12.1 billion. The December 2016 load factor was 82.6 percent, compared with 83.0 percent in December 2015. Based on these results and an improvement in close-in yields, the Company now estimates its fourth quarter 2016 operating revenue per ASM (RASM) will decline in the 3.0 to 4.0 percent range, as compared with fourth quarter 2015.

This release, as well as past news releases about Southwest Airlines Co., is available online at Southwest.com.

 

Southwest Airlines Co. Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics
DECEMBER
	2016		2015		Change
Revenue passengers carried	10,561,159		10,105,907		4.5%
Enplaned passengers	12,845,248		12,371,034		3.8%
Revenue passenger miles (000s)	10,445,407		10,020,969		4.2%
Available seat miles (000s)	12,645,787		12,068,272		4.8%
Load factor	82.6%		83.0%		(0.4) pts.
Average length of haul	989		992		(0.3)%
Trips flown	111,765		108,208		3.3%
FOURTH QUARTER
	2016		2015		Change
Revenue passengers carried	32,006,767		30,368,454		5.4%
Enplaned passengers	38,779,938		37,039,737		4.7%
Revenue passenger miles (000s)	31,366,176		29,727,972		5.5%
Available seat miles (000s)	37,147,109		35,367,574		5.0%
Load factor	84.4%		84.1%		0.3 pts.
Average length of haul	980		979		0.1%
Trips flown	329,740		319,178		3.3%
TOTAL YEAR
	2016		2015		Change
Revenue passengers carried	124,719,765		118,171,211		5.5%
Enplaned passengers	151,740,357		144,574,882		5.0%
Revenue passenger miles (000s)	124,797,986		117,499,879		6.2%
Available seat miles (000s)	148,522,051		140,501,409		5.7%
Load factor	84.0%		83.6%		0.4 pts.
Average length of haul	1,001		994		0.7%
Trips flown	1,311,149		1,267,358		3.5%

 

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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.

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