May 06, 2010
DALLAS, May 6, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 6.5 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in April 2010, a 0.6 percent decrease from the RPMs flown in April 2009. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 2.9 percent to 8.2 billion from the April 2009 level of 8.5 billion. The load factor for the month was 78.8 percent, compared to 77.0 percent for the same period last year. For April 2010, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the 18 to 19 percent range as compared to April 2009.
For the first four months of 2010, Southwest flew 23.6 billion RPMs, compared to 23.4 billion RPMs for the same period in 2009, an increase of 1.0 percent. Available seat miles decreased 5.5 percent to 30.8 billion from the 2009 level of 32.6 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 76.7 percent, compared to 71.7 percent for the same period last year.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
APRIL
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2010 2009 CHANGE
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Revenue passengers carried 7,492,059 7,551,516 (0.8)%
Enplaned passengers 8,911,492 8,814,504 1.1 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 6,477,421 6,517,856 (0.6)%
Available seat miles (000) 8,215,474 8,463,511 (2.9)%
Load factor 78.8% 77.0% 1.8 pts.
Average length of haul 865 863 0.2 %
Trips flown 93,719 96,457 (2.8)%
YEAR-TO-DATE
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2010 2009 CHANGE
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Revenue passengers carried 27,468,894 27,311,206 0.6 %
Enplaned passengers 32,605,956 31,864,494 2.3 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 23,639,135 23,409,485 1.0 %
Available seat miles (000) 30,834,934 32,635,186 (5.5)%
Load factor 76.7% 71.7% 5.0 pts.
Average length of haul 861 857 0.5 %
Trips flown 355,611 375,592 (5.3)%
SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.
