EX-99.1 2 ex991august.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 AUGUST 2013 TRAFFIC RELEASE EX99.1 August



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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC


DALLAS, TEXAS – September 9, 2013 – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 9.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in August 2013, a 2.0 percent decrease from the 9.4 billion RPMs flown in August 2012. Available seat miles (ASMs) in August 2013 increased 1.4 percent to 11.3 billion from the August 2012 level of 11.1 billion. The August 2013 load factor was 81.3 percent, compared to 84.2 percent in August 2012. For August 2013, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased approximately four percent compared to August 2012.
For the first eight months of 2013, the Company flew 70.8 billion RPMs, compared to 70.3 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2012, an increase of 0.8 percent. Year-to-date ASMs increased 1.6 percent to 88.3 billion from the 2012 level of 86.9 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 80.3 percent, compared to 80.9 percent for the same period in 2012.
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 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AUGUST
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried
 
9,106,397

 
9,736,793

 
(6.5)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enplaned passengers
 
11,456,302

 
12,024,197

 
(4.7)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue passenger miles (000)
 
9,169,665

 
9,356,718

 
(2.0)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available seat miles (000)
 
11,273,299

 
11,118,674

 
1.4 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Load factor
 
81.3
%
 
84.2
%
 
 (2.9) pts

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average length of haul
 
1,007

 
961

 
4.8 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trips flown
 
112,448

 
117,128

 
(4.0)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
YEAR-TO-DATE
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried
 
73,026,626

 
74,372,775

 
(1.8)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enplaned passengers
 
89,911,483

 
91,037,516

 
(1.2)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue passenger miles (000)
 
70,833,085

 
70,291,603

 
0.8 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available seat miles (000)
 
88,254,623

 
86,859,929

 
1.6 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Load factor
 
80.3
%
 
80.9
%
 
 (0.6) pts

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average length of haul
 
970

 
945

 
2.6 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trips flown
 
891,956

 
926,934

 
(3.8)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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