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Southwest Airlines Co. reported its April and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics.
The company flew 11.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in April 2018, a slight decrease from the 11.2 billion RPMs flown in April 2017. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 1.5% to 13.6 billion in April 2018, compared with April 2017 ASMs of 13.4 billion. The April 2018 load factor was 82.5%, compared with 84% in April 2017.
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Southwest Airlines Co.
Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics
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APRIL
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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11,399,453
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11,094,102
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2.8%
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Enplaned passengers
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13,781,577
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13,460,665
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2.4%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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11,202,109
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11,230,367
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(0.3)%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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13,570,674
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13,369,826
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1.5%
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Load factor
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82.5%
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84.0%
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(1.5) pts.
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Average length of haul
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983
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1,012
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(2.9)%
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Trips flown
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116,365
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114,525
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1.6%
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YEAR-TO-DATE
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers carried
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42,731,590
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40,632,892
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5.2%
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Enplaned passengers
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51,324,677
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49,039,015
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4.7%
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Revenue passenger miles (000s)
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41,641,601
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40,571,025
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2.6%
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Available seat miles (000s)
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50,937,142
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50,069,696
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1.7%
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Load factor
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81.8%
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81.0%
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0.8 pts.
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Average length of haul
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974
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998
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(2.4)%
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Trips flown
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442,581
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436,315
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1.4%
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