EX-99.1 2 ex991-october.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 FORM 8K OCTOBER 2014 TRAFFIC RELEASE EX99.1-Month End


SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC

DALLAS, TEXAS – November 10, 2014 – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 9.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in October 2014, a 4.4 percent increase from the 8.6 billion RPMs flown in October 2013. Available seat miles (ASMs) remained relatively flat compared to the October 2013 level of 10.8 billion. The October 2014 load factor was 83.1 percent, compared to 79.9 percent in October 2013. For October 2014, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased in the three to four percent range, compared to October 2013.
For the first ten months of 2014, the Company flew 90.3 billion RPMs, compared to 87.3 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2013, an increase of 3.4 percent. Year-to-date ASMs remained relatively flat compared to the 109.2 billion for the same period in 2013. The year-to-date load factor was 82.7 percent, compared to 79.9 percent for the same period in 2013.
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Southwest Airlines Co.
Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics



OCTOBER
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
Revenue passengers carried
9,288,089

 
9,024,564

 
2.9%
Enplaned passengers
11,500,692

 
11,171,314

 
2.9%
Revenue passenger miles (000s)
8,989,543

 
8,610,484

 
4.4%
Available seat miles (000s)
10,820,718

 
10,782,383

 
0.4%
Load factor
83.1
%
 
79.9
%
 
3.2 pts.
Average length of haul
968

 
954

 
1.5%
Trips flown
104,279

 
108,462

 
(3.9)%



YEAR-TO-DATE
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
Revenue passengers carried
91,890,894

 
90,204,731

 
1.9%
Enplaned passengers
113,202,661

 
111,207,522

 
1.8%
Revenue passenger miles (000s)
90,257,021

 
87,306,337

 
3.4%
Available seat miles (000s)
109,177,336

 
109,240,137

 
(0.1)%
Load factor
82.7
%
 
79.9
%
 
2.8 pts.
Average length of haul
982

 
968

 
1.4%
Trips flown
1,050,510

 
1,103,559

 
(4.8)%


Investor Contact:
Southwest Airlines Investor Relations
214-792-4415

Media Contact:
Southwest Airlines Media Relations
214-792-4847
swamedia@wnco.com
 

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