OREANDA-NEWS. Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 10.8 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2015, a 6.9 percent increase from the 10.1 billion RPMs flown in June 2014. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 6.7 percent to 12.5 billion in June 2015, compared with the June 2014 level of 11.7 billion. The June 2015 load factor was a record for the month of June at 86.2 percent, compared with 86.1 percent in June 2014.

For the second quarter of 2015, the Company flew 30.9 billion RPMs, compared with 28.6 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2014, an increase of 7.9 percent. Second quarter 2015 ASMs increased 7.0 percent to a level of 36.5 billion, compared with second quarter 2014 ASMs of 34.1 billion. The second quarter 2015 load factor was a record 84.6 percent, compared with 83.9 percent for the same period in 2014. The Company continues to expect its second quarter 2015 passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) to decease in the 4.0 to 5.0 percent range, compared with second quarter 2014.

For the first half of 2015, the Company flew 56.7 billion RPMs, compared with 52.7 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2014, an increase of 7.5 percent. Year-to-date 2015 ASMs increased 6.5 percent to a level of 68.8 billion, compared with the 64.6 billion for the same period in 2014. The year-to-date 2015 load factor was a record 82.5 percent, compared with 81.7 percent for the same period in 2014.

Southwest Airlines Co.

Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics
 

JUNE
 

2015

  

2014

  

Change

Revenue passengers carried

10,520,004

  

10,068,625

  

4.5%

Enplaned passengers

12,908,502

  

12,357,793

  

4.5%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

10,757,440

  

10,066,937

  

6.9%

Available seat miles (000s)

12,475,838

  

11,692,896

  

6.7%

Load factor

86.2%

  

86.1%

  

0.1 pts.

Average length of haul

1,023

  

1,000

  

2.3%

Trips flown

110,038

  

109,758

  

0.3%
           

SECOND QUARTER
 

2015

  

2014

  

Change

Revenue passengers carried

30,800,742

  

29,155,114

  

5.6%

Enplaned passengers

37,670,284

  

35,790,140

  

5.3%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

30,858,381

  

28,589,997

  

7.9%

Available seat miles (000s)

36,476,030

  

34,096,212

  

7.0%

Load factor

84.6%

  

83.9%

  

0.7 pts.

Average length of haul

1,002

  

981

  

2.1%

Trips flown

326,309

  

327,343

  

(0.3)%
           

YEAR-TO-DATE
 

2015

  

2014

  

Change

Revenue passengers carried

57,243,738

  

54,210,923

  

5.6%

Enplaned passengers

69,769,242

  

66,446,721

  

5.0%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

56,719,247

  

52,745,314

  

7.5%

Available seat miles (000s)

68,773,495

  

64,570,794

  

6.5%

Load factor

82.5%

  

81.7%

  

0.8 pts.

Average length of haul

991

  

973

  

1.8%

Trips flown

622,879

  

626,981

  

(0.7)%