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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Jan. Traffic Increases 4.6%, Capacity Up 6.2%

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February 8, 2017 6:51 AM EST

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today reported its January preliminary traffic statistics.

The Company flew 9.4 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2017, an increase of 4.6 percent from the 8.9 billion RPMs flown in January 2016. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 6.2 percent to 12.3 billion in January 2017, compared with January 2016 ASMs of 11.5 billion. The January 2017 load factor was 76.3 percent, compared with 77.5 percent in January 2016. Based on these results and current trends, the Company continues to expect its first quarter 2017 operating revenue per ASM (RASM) to be flat to down one percent, as compared with first quarter 2016.

This release, as well as past news releases about Southwest Airlines Co., is available online at Southwest.com.

Southwest Airlines Co.

Preliminary Comparative Traffic Statistics

JANUARY

2017

2016

Change

Revenue passengers carried

9,381,967

8,897,041

5.5%

Enplaned passengers

11,324,383

10,924,106

3.7%

Revenue passenger miles (000s)

9,352,649

8,941,796

4.6%

Available seat miles (000s)

12,265,438

11,544,677

6.2%

Load factor

76.3%

77.5%

(1.2) pts.

Average length of haul

997

1,005

(0.8)%

Trips flown

108,437

103,660

4.6%


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