Southwest Airlines Reports May Traffic

DALLAS, June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today reported its May and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics.

The Company flew 11.7 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in May 2018, an increase of 4.2 percent from the 11.2 billion RPMs flown in May 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 5.2 percent to 13.8 billion in May 2018, compared with May 2017 ASMs of 13.2 billion. The May 2018 load factor was 84.6 percent, compared with 85.4 percent in May 2017.

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
MAY
	2018		2017		Change
Revenue passengers carried	11,878,257		11,269,941		5.4%
Enplaned passengers	14,432,274		13,706,047		5.3%
Revenue passenger miles (000s)	11,705,631		11,232,347		4.2%
Available seat miles (000s)	13,840,883		13,157,810		5.2%
Load factor	84.6%		85.4%		(0.8) pts.
Average length of haul	985		997		(1.2)%
Trips flown	119,025		115,703		2.9%
YEAR-TO-DATE
	2018		2017		Change
Revenue passengers carried	54,609,847		51,902,833		5.2%
Enplaned passengers	65,756,951		62,745,062		4.8%
Revenue passenger miles (000s)	53,347,233		51,803,372		3.0%
Available seat miles (000s)	64,778,026		63,227,506		2.5%
Load factor	82.4%		81.9%		0.5 pts.
Average length of haul	977		998		(2.1)%
Trips flown	561,606		552,018		1.7%

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