The Company flew 12.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2018, an increase of 2.6 percent from the 11.9 billion RPMs flown in June 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 3.2 percent to 14.1 billion in June 2018, compared with June 2017 ASMs of 13.6 billion. The June 2018 load factor was 86.9 percent, compared with 87.4 percent in June 2017.
Southwest Airlines Co.
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Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics
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JUNE
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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11,987,906
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11,628,819
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3.1%
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Enplaned passengers
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14,717,024
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14,270,279
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3.1%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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12,234,799
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11,919,982
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2.6%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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14,080,724
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13,643,589
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3.2%
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Load factor
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86.9%
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87.4%
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(0.5) pts.
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Average length of haul
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1,021
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1,025
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(0.4)%
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Trips flown
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118,538
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117,599
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0.8%
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SECOND QUARTER
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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35,265,616
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33,992,862
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3.7%
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Enplaned passengers
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42,930,875
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41,436,991
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3.6%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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35,142,539
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34,382,696
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2.2%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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41,492,281
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40,171,225
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3.3%
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Load factor
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84.7%
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85.6%
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(0.9) pts.
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Average length of haul
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997
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1,011
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(1.4)%
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Trips flown
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353,928
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347,827
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1.8%
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YEAR-TO-DATE
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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66,597,753
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63,531,652
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4.8%
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Enplaned passengers
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80,473,975
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77,015,341
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4.5%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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65,582,031
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63,723,355
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2.9%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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78,858,750
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76,871,095
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2.6%
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Load factor
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83.2%
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82.9%
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0.3 pts.
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Average length of haul
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985
|
1,003
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(1.8)%
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Trips flown
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680,144
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669,617
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1.6%
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SW-T
SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.
