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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC


DALLAS, TEXAS -- February 4, 2010 -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:  LUV) announced today that the Company flew 5.5 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2010, a 7.1 percent increase from the 5.1 billion RPMs flown in January 2009.  Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 6.7 percent to 7.6 billion from the January 2009 level of 8.2 billion.  The load factor for the month was 72.1 percent, compared to 62.8 percent for the same period last year.  For January 2010, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the 14 to 15 percent range compared to January 2009.
This release, as well as past news releases on Southwest, are available online at southwest.com.



 
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
  
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
  
                   
       
                   
                   
                   
                   
   
JANUARY
  
                   
   
2010
    
2009
    
CHANGE
  
                   
                   
Revenue passengers carried
     6,500,716       5,988,116       8.6 %
                         
Enplaned passengers
     7,576,013       6,993,566       8.3 %
                         
Revenue passenger miles (000)
     5,499,087       5,135,380       7.1 %
                         
Available seat miles (000)
     7,622,575       8,172,539       (6.7 )%
                         
Load factor
     72.1 %     62.8 %  
9.3 pts.
  
                         
Average length of haul
     846       858       (1.4 )%
                         
Trips flown
     88,406       94,606       (6.6 )%
 

 
 
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