Southwest Airlines Reports May Traffic

08/06/2016 04:30

Source: PR News

DALLAS, June 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today reported its May and year-to-date preliminary traffic statistics.

The Company flew 10.9 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in May 2016, an increase of 6.4 percent from the 10.2 billion RPMs flown in May 2015. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 4.6 percent to 12.6 billion in May 2016, compared with May 2015 ASMs of 12.1 billion. The May 2016 load factor was a record for the month of May at 85.8 percent, compared with 84.4 percent in May 2015. Based on these results and current trends, the Company continues to expect a modest increase in its second quarter 2016 operating revenue per ASM (RASM) as compared with second quarter 2015.

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

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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Specific forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements related to the Company's financial outlook and projected results of operations. These statements involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by them. Factors include, among others, (i) changes in demand for the Company's services and other changes in consumer behavior; (ii) the Company's ability to timely and effectively maintain the necessary information technology systems and infrastructure to support its operations and initiatives; (iii) the impact of governmental regulations and other governmental actions related to the Company's operations; and (iv) other factors, as described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the detailed factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

Southwest Airlines Co.

Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics


MAY


2016


2015


Change

Revenue passengers carried

10,880,898


10,294,774


5.7%

Enplaned passengers

13,248,940


12,565,830


5.4%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

10,859,110


10,202,485


6.4%

Available seat miles (000s)

12,649,853


12,088,512


4.6%

Load factor

85.8%


84.4%


1.4 pts.

Average length of haul

998


991


0.7%

Trips flown

111,802


108,693


2.9%



YEAR-TO-DATE


2016


2015


Change

Revenue passengers carried

49,825,259


46,723,734


6.6%

Enplaned passengers

60,483,593


56,860,740


6.4%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

49,626,054


45,961,807


8.0%

Available seat miles (000s)

60,343,735


56,297,657


7.2%

Load factor

82.2%


81.6%


0.6 pts.

Average length of haul

996


984


1.2%

Trips flown

535,558


512,841


4.4%

 

SW-T

 

SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.



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