Southwest Airlines Reports February Traffic

Southwest Airlines flew 7.1 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2014, a 1.2% increase from the RPMs flown in February 2013. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 1.7% to 9.1 billion from the February 2013 level of 9.3 billion. The February 2014 load factor was 78.1%, compared to 75.8% in February 2013. For February 2014, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased approximately five percent compared to February 2013. This increase includes one point of estimated PRASM benefit from February 2014’s storms. For the first two months of 2014, the airline flew 14.6 billion RPMs, compared to