Southwest Airlines reported its July and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics. The Company flew 12.6 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July 2018, an increase of 2.1 percent from the 12.4 billion RPMs flown in July 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 3.2 percent to 14.6 billion in July 2018, compared with July 2017 ASMs of 14.2 billion. The July 2018 load factor was 86.3 percent, compared with 87.3 percent in July 2017.
Southwest Airlines Co. Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics | |||||
JULY | |||||
2018 | 2017 | Change | |||
Revenue passengers carried | 12,195,871 | 11,927,949 | 2.2% | ||
Enplaned passengers | 14,961,408 | 14,650,994 | 2.1% | ||
Revenue passenger miles (000s) | 12,616,766 | 12,361,968 | 2.1% | ||
Available seat miles (000s) | 14,616,580 | 14,161,204 | 3.2% | ||
Load factor | 86.3% | 87.3% | (1.0) pts. | ||
Average length of haul | 1,035 | 1,036 | (0.1)% | ||
Trips flown | 122,030 | 120,870 | 1.0% | ||
YEAR-TO-DATE | |||||
2018 | 2017 | Change | |||
Revenue passengers carried | 78,793,624 | 75,459,601 | 4.4% | ||
Enplaned passengers | 95,435,383 | 91,666,335 | 4.1% | ||
Revenue passenger miles (000s) | 78,198,798 | 76,085,322 | 2.8% | ||
Available seat miles (000s) | 93,475,330 | 91,032,299 | 2.7% | ||
Load factor | 83.7% | 83.6% | 0.1 pts. | ||
Average length of haul | 992 | 1,008 | (1.6)% | ||
Trips flown | 802,174 | 790,487 | 1.5% | ||
This post was published on 8 August 2018 15:13
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