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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS DECEMBER TRAFFIC

DALLAS, TEXAS – January 8, 2013 – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today reported December 2012 consolidated traffic results for Southwest Airlines and AirTran.  AirTran became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co. (“the Company”) on May 2, 2011.  For purposes of comparability, full year 2011 traffic results presented in the accompanying table include the combined results of Southwest Airlines and AirTran for periods prior to the acquisition date.
                The Company flew 8.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in December 2012, which was comparable to the RPMs flown in December 2011.  Available seat miles (ASMs) of 10.5 billion in December 2012 were comparable to December 2011.  The December 2012 load factor was 78.0 percent, compared to 78.4 percent in December 2011.  For December 2012, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have been comparable to December 2011.
For the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company flew 24.8 billion RPMs, compared to 25.2 billion RPMs flown in the same period in 2011, a decrease of 1.4 percent.  Fourth quarter 2012 ASMs decreased 0.3 percent to 31.2 billion from the fourth quarter 2011 level of 31.3 billion.  The fourth quarter 2012 load factor was 79.6 percent, compared to the load factor of 80.5 percent for the same period in 2011.
For the full year of 2012, the Company flew 102.9 billion RPMs, compared to 103.9 billion combined RPMs flown in full year 2011, a decrease of 1.0 percent.  Full year 2012 ASMs decreased 0.3 percent to 128.1 billion from the combined ASMs of 128.5 billion for full year 2011.  The full year 2012 load factor was 80.3 percent, compared to the combined load factor of 80.8 percent for full year 2011.
This release, as well as past news releases about Southwest Airlines Co., is available online at southwest.com. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
 
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
 
     
               
   
DECEMBER
 
   
2012 
 
2011 
 
CHANGE
 
Revenue passengers carried
 
8,610,383 
 
8,943,438 
 
(3.7)%
 
               
Enplaned passengers
 
10,645,104 
 
10,917,993 
 
(2.5)%
 
               
Revenue passenger miles (000)
 
8,174,930 
 
8,195,341 
 
(0.2)%
 
               
Available seat miles (000)
 
10,479,165 
 
10,454,875 
 
0.2 %
 
               
Load factor
 
78.0%
 
78.4%
 
(0.4)pt
s. 
               
Average length of haul
 
949 
 
916 
 
3.6 %
 
               
Trips flown
 
108,789 
 
114,957 
 
(5.4)%
 
               
               
   
FOURTH QUARTER
 
   
2012 
 
2011 
 
CHANGE
 
Revenue passengers carried
 
26,607,560 
 
27,536,128 
 
(3.4)%
 
               
Enplaned passengers
 
32,699,829 
 
33,510,920 
 
(2.4)%
 
               
Revenue passenger miles (000)
 
24,821,008 
 
25,180,506 
 
(1.4)%
 
               
Available seat miles (000)
 
31,193,395 
 
31,297,562 
 
(0.3)%
 
               
Load factor
 
79.6%
 
80.5%
 
(0.9) pt
s. 
               
Average length of haul
 
933 
 
914 
 
2.1 %
 
               
Trips flown
 
327,590 
 
343,756 
 
(4.7)%
 
               
               
   
TOTAL YEAR
 
   
2012 
 
2011 
 
CHANGE
 
Revenue passengers carried
 
 109,346,509 
 
 110,151,572 
 
(0.7)%
 
               
Enplaned passengers
 
 133,978,100 
 
 135,274,464 
 
(1.0)%
 
               
Revenue passenger miles (000)
 
102,874,979 
 
103,864,488 
 
(1.0)%
 
               
Available seat miles (000)
 
128,137,684 
 
128,518,201 
 
(0.3)%
 
               
Load factor
 
80.3%
 
80.8%
 
(0.5) pt
s. 
               
Average length of haul
 
941 
 
943 
 
(0.2)%
 
               
Trips flown
 
 1,361,558 
 
 1,399,644 
 
(2.7)%
 
 

 
 
 
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