Southwest few more passengers In June
Southwest flew 11.6m revenue passengers during June, up from the 11.1m it reported in the same month last year, a 4.6% increase. For Q2 to end June, the airline carried 5.1% more revenue passengers than 2Q16, at a shade under 34m. For H1, 63.5m flew on Southwest, an increase of 4.2%. RPM traffic for June, rose 3.7%, on an ASM capacity increase of 3.8%. Resulting load factor was 87.4%, no change from the prior year period. Passenger traffic for Q2 was up 5.1%, as was ASM capacity. Again, no change in load factor for the quarter. Southwest increased capacity by 4.6% in 1H17, but RPM traffic rose by 4.3%, leading to a 0.3 percentage point drop in load factor to 82.9%. The Dallas-based low cost carrier said that, based on these results, it continues to estimate Q2 2017 operating revenue per ASM (RASM) will increase in the 1-2% range, compared to the second quarter of 2016.<br/>
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Southwest few more passengers In June
Southwest flew 11.6m revenue passengers during June, up from the 11.1m it reported in the same month last year, a 4.6% increase. For Q2 to end June, the airline carried 5.1% more revenue passengers than 2Q16, at a shade under 34m. For H1, 63.5m flew on Southwest, an increase of 4.2%. RPM traffic for June, rose 3.7%, on an ASM capacity increase of 3.8%. Resulting load factor was 87.4%, no change from the prior year period. Passenger traffic for Q2 was up 5.1%, as was ASM capacity. Again, no change in load factor for the quarter. Southwest increased capacity by 4.6% in 1H17, but RPM traffic rose by 4.3%, leading to a 0.3 percentage point drop in load factor to 82.9%. The Dallas-based low cost carrier said that, based on these results, it continues to estimate Q2 2017 operating revenue per ASM (RASM) will increase in the 1-2% range, compared to the second quarter of 2016.<br/>
