Southwest Airlines February Traffic up 13%

Southwest Airlines Co. LUV announced today that the Company flew 5.6 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2011, a 13.0 percent increase from the 5.0 billion RPMs flown in February 2010.

Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 8.6 percent to 7.3 billion from the February 2010 level of 6.8 billion. The load factor for the month was 76.9 percent, compared to 73.9 percent for the same period last year. For February 2011, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the eight to nine percent range compared to February 2010.