Southwest Airlines reported its September, third quarter, and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics earlier this week.
The Company flew 10.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in September 2018, an increase of 5.3 % from the 9.5 billion RPMs flown in September 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 6.8 % to 12.4 billion in September 2018, compared with September 2017 ASMs of 11.6 billion. The September 2018 load factor was 80.5%, compared with 81.7 % in September 2017.
Southwest Airlines Co.
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Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics
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SEPTEMBER
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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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10,272,958
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9,892,965
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3.8%
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Enplaned passengers
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12,496,426
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11,925,104
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4.8%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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9,988,974
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9,489,624
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5.3%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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12,405,345
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11,610,795
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6.8%
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Load factor
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80.5%
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81.7%
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(1.2) pts.
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Average length of haul
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972
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959
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1.4%
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Trips flown
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108,653
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104,379
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4.1%
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THIRD 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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33,860,286
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33,029,537
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2.5%
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Enplaned passengers
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41,424,418
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40,232,993
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3.0%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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34,024,307
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33,128,227
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2.7%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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40,569,507
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39,053,164
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3.9%
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Load factor
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83.9%
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84.8%
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(0.9) pts.
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Average length of haul
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1,005
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1,003
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0.2%
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Trips flown
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347,555
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341,086
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1.9%
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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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100,458,039
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96,561,189
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4.0%
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Enplaned passengers
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121,898,393
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117,248,334
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4.0%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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99,606,339
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96,851,582
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2.8%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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119,428,256
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115,924,258
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3.0%
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Load factor
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83.4%
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83.5%
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(0.1) pts.
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Average length of haul
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992
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1,003
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(1.1)%
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Trips flown
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1,027,699
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1,010,703
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1.7%
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SW-T
SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.
