SWA is up in every Catagory, Bring on Classes!

[OPIE01]

Southwest Airlines Reports December Traffic
January 06, 2004 08:45:00 AM ET


DALLAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. LUV announced today that the Company flew 3.9 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in December 2003, relatively the same RPMs flown in December 2002. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 4.3 percent to 6.2 billion from the December 2002 level of 5.9 billion. The load factor for the month was 64.0 percent, compared to 66.0 percent for the same period last year.

For the fourth quarter 2003, Southwest flew 11.7 billion RPMs, compared to the 11.1 billion RPMs recorded for the same period in 2002, an increase of 5.3 percent. Available seat miles increased 4.0 percent to 18.3 billion from the fourth quarter 2002 level of 17.6 billion. The fourth quarter 2003 load factor was 63.8 percent, compared to 63.0 percent for the same period last year.

For the year ended December 31, 2003, Southwest flew 47.9 billion RPMs, compared to the 45.4 billion RPMs recorded for the same period in 2002, an increase of 5.6 percent. Available seat miles increased 4.2 percent to 71.8 billion from the 2002 level of 68.9 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 66.8 percent, compared to 65.9 percent for the same period last year.

This release, as well as past news releases on Southwest, are available online at www.southwest.com . DECEMBER 2003 2002 CHANGE

Revenue passengers carried 5,354,526 5,291,675 1.2 %

Revenue passenger miles (000) 3,934,905 3,890,589 1.1 %

Available seat miles (000) 6,152,939 5,898,636 4.3 %

Load factor 64.0% 66.0% (2.0) pts.

Average length of haul 735 735 ---

Trips flown 79,814 79,482 0.4 % FOURTH QUARTER 2003 2002 CHANGE

Revenue passengers carried 16,289,875 15,554,337 4.7 %

Revenue passenger miles (000) 11,664,359 11,082,515 5.3 %

Available seat miles (000) 18,293,216 17,582,610 4.0 %

Load factor 63.8% 63.0% 0.8 pts.

Average length of haul 716 713 0.4 %

Trips flown 238,366 238,163 0.1 % YEAR-TO-DATE 2003 2002 CHANGE

Revenue passengers carried 65,673,945 63,045,988 4.2 %

Revenue passenger miles (000) 47,943,066 45,391,903 5.6 %

Available seat miles (000) 71,790,470 68,886,546 4.2 %

Load factor 66.8% 65.9% 0.9 pts.

Average length of haul 730 720 1.4 %

Trips flown 949,883 947,331 0.3 %

 

[luvfan]

pool

Thanks Opie.

Should we start a pool for when the phone calls will start? Better hurry! It could be any day now!

 

[AA717driver]

You guys in the SWA pool had better start looking at other options for employment. SWA isn't putting IFE on their planes and you know, AA is just waiting to kick their ass on the East Coast. Man, it'd make me shy away.TC

(That ought to do it. Now, where is that number for Higher Power... Uh, did I say that out loud? )

 

[enigma]

SWA isn't putting IFE on their planes and you know, AA is just waiting to kick their ass on the East Coast. Man, it'd make me shy away.TC

Additionally, Lowecur's already said that SWA is in trouble. Look for the order.

enigma

 

[lowecur]

Additionally, Lowecur's already said that SWA is in trouble. Look for the order.

enigma

Common E! Now we have parrots from a private company.