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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.
Southwest Airlines Co.
Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics |
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APRIL |
| 2018 | | 2017 | | Change |
Revenue passengers carried | 11,399,453 | | 11,094,102 | | 2.8% |
Enplaned passengers | 13,781,577 | | 13,460,665 | | 2.4% |
Revenue passenger miles (000s) | 11,202,109 | | 11,230,367 | | (0.3)% |
Available seat miles (000s) | 13,570,674 | | 13,369,826 | | 1.5% |
Load factor | 82.5% | | 84.0% | | (1.5) pts. |
Average length of haul | 983 | | 1,012 | | (2.9)% |
Trips flown | 116,365 | | 114,525 | | 1.6% |
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YEAR-TO-DATE |
| 2018 | | 2017 | | Change |
Revenue passengers carried | 42,731,590 | | 40,632,892 | | 5.2% |
Enplaned passengers | 51,324,677 | | 49,039,015 | | 4.7% |
Revenue passenger miles (000s) | 41,641,601 | | 40,571,025 | | 2.6% |
Available seat miles (000s) | 50,937,142 | | 50,069,696 | | 1.7% |
Load factor | 81.8% | | 81.0% | | 0.8 pts. |
Average length of haul | 974 | | 998 | | (2.4)% |
Trips flown | 442,581 | | 436,315 | | 1.4% |
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