DALLAS, Aug.7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 10.6 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July 2014, a 6.6 percent increase from the 10.0 billion RPMs flown in July 2013. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 2.6 percent to 12.3 billion, from the July 2013 level of 11.9 billion. The July 2014 load factor was 86.7 percent, compared to 83.5 percent in July 2013. For July 2014, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased approximately four percent compared to July 2013.
For the first seven months of2014, the Company flew63.4 billion RPMs, compared to61.7 billion RPMs flown for the same period in2013, anincreaseof2.8 percent. Year-to-date ASMs decreased 0.2 percent to 76.8 billion from 77.0 billion for the same period in 2013.The year-to-date load factor was82.5 percent, compared to80.1 percent for the same period in2013.
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JULY | |||||||
2014 | 2013 | Change | |||||
Revenue passengers carried | 10,311,076 | 9,755,928 | 5.7% | ||||
Enplaned passengers | 12,808,749 | 12,211,777 | 4.9% | ||||
Revenue passenger miles (000s) | 10,632,837 | 9,977,329 | 6.6% | ||||
Available seat miles (000s) | 12,259,044 | 11,948,811 | 2.6% | ||||
Load factor | 86.7% | 83.5% | 3.2 pts. | ||||
Average length of haul | 1,031 | 1,023 | 0.8% | ||||
Trips flown | 113,099 | 117,402 | (3.7)% | ||||
YEAR-TO-DATE | |||||||
2014 | 2013 | Change | |||||
Revenue passengers carried | 64,521,999 | 63,920,229 | 0.9% | ||||
Enplaned passengers | 79,255,470 | 78,455,181 | 1.0% | ||||
Revenue passenger miles (000s) | 63,378,151 | 61,663,578 | 2.8% | ||||
Available seat miles (000s) | 76,829,838 | 76,981,479 | (0.2)% | ||||
Load factor | 82.5% | 80.1% | 2.4 pts. | ||||
Average length of haul | 982 | 965 | 1.8% | ||||
Trips flown | 740,080 | 779,508 | (5.1)% | ||||
SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.
