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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC


DALLAS, TEXAS – August 7, 2013 – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 10.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July 2013, a 0.7 percent decrease from the RPMs flown in July 2012. Available seat miles (ASMs) in July 2013 increased 0.6 percent to 11.9 billion, compared to July 2012. The July 2013 load factor was 83.5 percent, compared to 84.6 percent in July 2012. For July 2013, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased in the four to five percent range compared to July 2012.
For the first seven months of 2013, the Company flew 61.7 billion RPMs, compared to 60.9 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2012, an increase of 1.2 percent. Year-to-date ASMs increased 1.6 percent to 77.0 billion from the 2012 level of 75.7 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 80.1 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JULY
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried
 
9,891,676

 
10,215,812

 
(3.2
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enplaned passengers
 
12,211,777

 
12,648,746

 
(3.5
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue passenger miles (000)
 
9,977,171

 
10,043,520

 
(0.7
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available seat miles (000)
 
11,948,656

 
11,877,774

 
0.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Load factor
 
83.5
%
 
84.6
%
 
 (1.1) pts

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average length of haul
 
1,009

 
983

 
2.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trips flown
 
117,402

 
123,184

 
(4.7)
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
YEAR-TO-DATE
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried
 
64,055,977

 
64,635,982

 
(0.9)
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enplaned passengers
 
78,455,181

 
79,013,319

 
(0.7)
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue passenger miles (000)
 
61,663,420

 
60,934,885

 
1.2
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available seat miles (000)
 
76,981,324

 
75,741,256

 
1.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Load factor
 
80.1
%
 
80.5
%
 
 (0.4) pts

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average length of haul
 
963

 
943

 
2.1
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trips flown
 
779,508

 
809,806

 
(3.7)
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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