August was another busy month for the US low-cost airline, Southwest Airlines, which was shown by the latest figures released by the carrier this week.
The latest results, released on Wednesday showed the company flew 11.4 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in August 2018, an increase of 1.3% from the 11.3 billion RPMs flown in August 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 2.0 % to 13.5 billion in August 2018, compared with August 2017 ASMs of 13.3 billion. The August 2018 load factor was 84.3%, compared with 84.9% in August 2017.
Southwest Airlines Co.
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Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics
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AUGUST
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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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11,391,457
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11,208,623
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1.6%
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Enplaned passengers
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13,966,584
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13,656,895
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2.3%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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11,418,568
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11,276,636
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1.3%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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13,547,581
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13,281,164
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2.0%
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Load factor
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84.3%
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84.9%
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(0.6) pts.
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Average length of haul
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1,002
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1,006
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(0.4)%
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Trips flown
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116,872
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115,837
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0.9%
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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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90,185,081
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86,668,224
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4.1%
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Enplaned passengers
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109,401,967
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105,323,230
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3.9%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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89,617,365
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87,361,958
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2.6%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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107,022,911
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104,313,463
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2.6%
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Load factor
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83.7%
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83.7%
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Average length of haul
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994
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1,008
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(1.4)%
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Trips flown
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919,046
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906,324
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1.4%
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SW-T
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