The Company flew 10.7 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in December 2017, an increase of 2.6 percent from the 10.4 billion RPMs flown in December 2016. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 1.8 percent to 12.9 billion in December 2017, compared with December 2016 ASMs of 12.6 billion. The December 2017 load factor was a record for the month of December at 83.3 percent, compared with 82.6 percent in December 2016. Based on these results, the Company continues to estimate its fourth quarter 2017 operating revenue per ASM (RASM) will increase in the one to two percent range, as compared with fourth quarter 2016.
Southwest Airlines Co.
Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics | |||||
DECEMBER
| |||||
2017
|
2016
|
Change
| |||
Revenue passengers carried
|
11,077,369
|
10,561,159
|
4.9%
| ||
Enplaned passengers
|
13,344,173
|
12,845,248
|
3.9%
| ||
Revenue passenger miles (000s)
|
10,713,293
|
10,445,407
|
2.6%
| ||
Available seat miles (000s)
|
12,868,065
|
12,645,787
|
1.8%
| ||
Load factor
|
83.3%
|
82.6%
|
0.7 pts.
| ||
Average length of haul
|
967
|
989
|
(2.2)%
| ||
Trips flown
|
113,451
|
111,765
|
1.5%
| ||
FOURTH QUARTER
| |||||
2017
|
2016
|
Change
| |||
Revenue passengers carried
|
33,695,001
|
32,006,767
|
5.3%
| ||
Enplaned passengers
|
40,428,884
|
38,779,938
|
4.3%
| ||
Revenue passenger miles (000s)
|
32,189,839
|
31,366,176
|
2.6%
| ||
Available seat miles (000s)
|
37,886,814
|
37,147,109
|
2.0%
| ||
Load factor
|
85.0%
|
84.4%
|
0.6 pts.
| ||
Average length of haul
|
955
|
980
|
(2.6)%
| ||
Trips flown
|
337,190
|
329,740
|
2.3%
| ||
TOTAL YEAR
| |||||
2017
|
2016
|
Change
| |||
Revenue passengers carried
|
130,256,190
|
124,719,765
|
4.4%
| ||
Enplaned passengers
|
157,677,218
|
151,740,357
|
3.9%
| ||
Revenue passenger miles (000s)
|
129,041,420
|
124,797,986
|
3.4%
| ||
Available seat miles (000s)
|
153,811,072
|
148,522,051
|
3.6%
| ||
Load factor
|
83.9%
|
84.0%
|
(0.1) pts.
| ||
Average length of haul
|
991
|
1,001
|
(1.0)%
| ||
Trips flown
|
1,347,893
|
1,311,149
|
2.8%
| ||
SW-T
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