EX-99.1 2 ex991october.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 OCTOBER 2013 TRAFFIC RELEASE EX99.1 October



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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC


DALLAS, TEXAS – November 7, 2013 – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 8.6 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in October 2013, a 1.3 percent increase from the 8.5 billion RPMs flown in October 2012. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 2.4 percent to 10.8 billion from the October 2012 level of 10.5 billion. The October 2013 load factor was 79.9 percent, compared to 80.7 percent in October 2012. For October 2013, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased in the one to two percent range compared to October 2012.
For the first ten months of 2013, the Company flew 87.3 billion RPMs, compared to 86.6 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2012, an increase of 0.9 percent. Year-to-date ASMs increased 1.6 percent to 109.2 billion from 107.5 billion for the same period in 2012. The year-to-date load factor was 79.9 percent, compared to 80.5 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OCTOBER
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried
 
9,024,564

 
9,147,369

 
(1.3)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enplaned passengers
 
11,171,314

 
11,262,984

 
(0.8)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue passenger miles (000)
 
8,610,484

 
8,497,347

 
1.3 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available seat miles (000)
 
10,782,383

 
10,527,246

 
2.4 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Load factor
 
79.9
%
 
80.7
%
 
 (0.8) pts

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average length of haul
 
954

 
929

 
2.7 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trips flown
 
108,462

 
111,863

 
(3.0)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
YEAR-TO-DATE
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried
 
90,204,731

 
91,886,318

 
(1.8)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enplaned passengers
 
111,207,522

 
112,541,255

 
(1.2)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue passenger miles (000)
 
87,306,337

 
86,551,318

 
0.9 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available seat miles (000)
 
109,240,137

 
107,470,961

 
1.6 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Load factor
 
79.9
%
 
80.5
%
 
 (0.6) pts

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average length of haul
 
968

 
942

 
2.8 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trips flown
 
1,103,559

 
1,145,831

 
(3.7)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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