Southwest Airlines (LUV) Reports November Traffic

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced that the Company flew 5.7 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in November 2007, a 2.6% increase from the 5.6 billion RPMs flown in November 2006. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 6.4% to 8.3 billion from the November 2006 level of 7.8 billion. The load factor for the month was 69.3%, compared to 71.8% for the same period last year.

For the eleven months ended November 30, 2007, Southwest flew 66.6 billion RPMs, compared to the 62.2 billion RPMs recorded for the same period of 2006, an increase of 7.1%. Available seat miles increased 7.7% to 91.2 billion from the 2006 level of 84.7 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 73.0%, compared to 73.4% for the same period last year.

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