0000092380-11-000062.txt : 20110708 0000092380-11-000062.hdr.sgml : 20110708 20110708102002 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000092380-11-000062 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110630 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110708 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110708 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000092380 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512] IRS NUMBER: 741563240 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07259 FILM NUMBER: 11957911 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2702 LOVE FIELD DR STREET 2: P O BOX 36611 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75235 BUSINESS PHONE: 2147924000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 36611 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75235-1611 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIR SOUTHWEST CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19760108 8-K 1 coverpage8k.htm FORM 8K JUNE 2011 TRAFFIC RELEASE coverpage8k.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):              July 8, 2011


 
Southwest Airlines Co.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas
1-7259
74-1563240
_____________________
_____________
______________
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)

P. O. Box 36611, Dallas, Texas
75235-1611
_________________________________
___________
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (214) 792-4000

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report


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Item 2.02                      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 8, 2011, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its traffic results for June 2011.  The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

The information furnished in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

99.1 Registrant’s June 2011 Traffic Release.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
     
July 8, 2011
By
/s/   Laura Wright                
     
   
Laura Wright
   
Chief Financial Officer
   
(Principal Financial and
   
Accounting Officer)
     









 
 
 


















Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.1
Registrant's June 2011 Traffic Release.


 
 
 
 

 


 
 
 

EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 JUNE 2011 TRAFFIC RELEASE ex99_1.htm
Ex. 99.1
 

 


CONTACT:  Investor Relations (214) 792-4415

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC

DALLAS, TEXAS – July 8, 2011 – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today reported June 2011 traffic results for Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways.  AirTran Airways became a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co. (“the Company”) on May 2, 2011.  For purposes of comparability, the Company is providing combined traffic results for Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways for periods prior to the acquisition date.   See the accompanying tables for combined and individual results.
The Company flew 9.6 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2011, compared to 9.0 billion combined RPMs flown in June 2010, an increase of 7.5 percent.  Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 6.2 percent to 11.5 billion from the June 2010 combined level of 10.8 billion.  The load factor for June 2011 was 83.9 percent, compared to the combined load factor of 82.8 percent in June 2010.
For June 2011, Southwest Airlines’ passenger revenue per ASM (excluding AirTran Airways) is estimated to have increased approximately five percent as compared to June 2010.
For the second quarter 2011, the Company flew 27.6 billion combined RPMs, compared to 25.4 billion combined RPMs flown for the same period in 2010, an increase of 8.8 percent.  The combined second quarter 2011 ASMs increased 6.0 percent to 33.6 billion, compared to the combined level of 31.7 billion for the same period in 2010.  The combined second quarter 2011 load factor was 82.2 percent, compared to the combined load factor of 80.1 percent for the same period in 2010.
For the first half of 2011, the Company flew 51.4 billion combined RPMs, compared to 46.9 billion combined RPMs flown for the same period in 2010, an increase of 9.4 percent.  The combined year-to-date ASMs increased 6.5 percent to 63.9 billion in 2011, compared to the combined level of 60.0 billion for the same period in 2010.  The combined year-to-date load factor was 80.4 percent, compared to the combined load factor of 78.2 percent for the same period in 2010.
This release, as well as past news releases about Southwest Airlines Co., is available online at southwest.com. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
  
   
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE COMBINED TRAFFIC STATISTICS
  
                                                       
   
JUNE
    
SECOND QUARTER
    
YEAR-TO-DATE
  
                                                       
   
2011
    
2010
    
CHANGE
    
2011
    
2010
    
CHANGE
    
2011
    
2010
    
CHANGE
  
                                                       
Revenue passengers carried
     9,893,940       9,573,930       3.3 %     28,826,848       27,997,507       3.0 %     54,408,243       52,308,579       4.0 %
                                                                         
Enplaned passengers
     12,249,428       11,883,202       3.1 %     35,559,232       34,084,746       4.3 %     66,753,484       63,298,260       5.5 %
                                                                         
Revenue passenger miles (000)
     9,630,541       8,958,462       7.5 %     27,646,263       25,403,034       8.8 %     51,361,693       46,945,728       9.4 %
                                                                         
Available seat miles (000)
     11,485,357       10,817,312       6.2 %     33,639,005       31,722,856       6.0 %     63,902,550       60,015,014       6.5 %
                                                                         
Load factor
     83.9 %     82.8 %  
1.1
 pts.     82.2 %     80.1 %  
2.1
 pts.     80.4 %     78.2 %  
2.2
 pts.
                                                                         
Average length of haul
     973       936       4.0 %     959       907       5.7 %     944       897       5.2 %
                                                                         
Trips flown
     122,783       118,997       3.2 %     362,691       352,352       2.9 %     696,258       674,142       3.3 %
                                                                         
                                                                         
   
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
  
   
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
  
                                                                         
   
JUNE
    
SECOND QUARTER
    
YEAR-TO-DATE
  
                                                                         
      2011       2010    
CHANGE
       2011       2010    
CHANGE
       2011       2010    
CHANGE
  
                                                                         
Revenue passengers carried
     8,050,632       7,750,146       3.9 %     23,494,933       22,883,422       2.7 %     44,610,048       42,860,257       4.1 %
                                                                         
Enplaned passengers
     9,924,612       9,562,142       3.8 %     28,854,794       27,554,201       4.7 %     54,453,912       51,248,665       6.3 %
                                                                         
Revenue passenger miles (000)
     7,692,976       7,066,096       8.9 %     22,109,453       20,206,229       9.4 %     41,305,339       37,367,943       10.5 %
                                                                         
Available seat miles (000)
     9,212,639       8,627,117       6.8 %     27,009,689       25,471,845       6.0 %     51,515,363       48,091,305       7.1 %
                                                                         
Load factor
     83.5 %     81.9 %  
1.6
 pts.     81.9 %     79.3 %  
2.6
 pts.     80.2 %     77.7 %  
2.5
 pts.
                                                                         
Average length of haul
     956       912       4.8 %     941       883       6.6 %     926       872       6.2 %
                                                                         
Trips flown
     100,180       96,753       3.5 %     296,151       287,222       3.1 %     569,974       549,114       3.8 %
                                                                         
                                                                         
   
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS
  
   
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS*
  
                                                                         
   
JUNE
    
SECOND QUARTER
    
YEAR-TO-DATE
  
                                                                         
      2011       2010    
CHANGE
       2011       2010    
CHANGE
       2011       2010    
CHANGE
  
                                                                         
Revenue passengers carried
     1,843,308       1,823,784       1.1 %     5,331,915       5,114,085       4.3 %     9,798,195       9,448,322       3.7 %
                                                                         
Enplaned passengers
     2,324,816       2,321,060       0.2 %     6,704,438       6,530,545       2.7 %     12,299,572       12,049,595       2.1 %
                                                                         
Revenue passenger miles (000)
     1,937,564       1,892,366       2.4 %     5,536,810       5,196,805       6.5 %     10,056,354       9,577,785       5.0 %
                                                                         
Available seat miles (000)
     2,272,718       2,190,195       3.8 %     6,629,316       6,251,011       6.1 %     12,387,187       11,923,709       3.9 %
                                                                         
Load factor
     85.3 %     86.4 %  
(1.1)
 pts.     83.5 %     83.1 %  
0.4
 pts.     81.2 %     80.3 %  
0.9
 pts.
                                                                         
Average length of haul
     1,051       1,038       1.3 %     1,038       1,016       2.2 %     1,026       1,014       1.2 %
                                                                         
Trips flown
     22,603       22,244       1.6 %     66,540       65,130       2.2 %     126,284       125,028       1.0 %
                                                                         
*AirTran Airways' traffic statistics have been adjusted to conform to Southwest Airlines' presentation.
                                  

 
 
 

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