Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 5.3 percent to 8.5 billion from the January 2007 level of 8.1 billion. The load factor for the month was 64.2 percent, compared to 63.8 percent for the same period last year.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
JANUARY
2008 2007 CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried 6,635,207 6,328,131 4.9 %
Enplaned passengers 7,654,262 7,284,949 5.1 %
Revenue passenger miles (000) 5,485,282 5,179,127 5.9 %
Available seat miles (000) 8,548,433 8,120,267 5.3 %
Load factor 64.2% 63.8% 0.4 pts.
Average length of haul 827 818 1.1 %
Trips flown 100,360 94,750 5.9 %
|