July's Numbers

[wnbubbleboy]

DALLAS, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines Co.
(NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 6.0 billion revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) in July 2005, a 14.7 percent increase from the
5.2 billion RPMs flown in July 2004. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased
12.7 percent to 7.4 billion from the July 2004 level of 6.5 billion. The load
factor for the month was 80.8 percent, up 1.4 points from last year and the
highest monthly load factor in the Company's history.
For the seven months ended July 31, 2005, Southwest flew 34.7 billion
RPMs, compared to the 31.3 billion RPMs recorded for the same period in 2004,
an increase of 10.7 percent. Available seat miles increased 12.0 percent to
48.9 billion from the 2004 level of 43.7 billion. The year-to-date load
factor was 70.8 percent, compared to 71.7 percent for the same period last
year.

 

[coolflyingfool]

I am thinking that July may have been slightly profitable.

 

[WNjetdoc]

I am thinking that July may have been slightly profitable.

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What makes it even more impressive is that we raised our fares slightly and expected a small DECREASE in l/f but still expected a profit. Now that the l/f actually INCREASED it should be a fruitful month indeed.

 

[KALB2]

I am thinking that July may have been slightly profitable.

[post="285943"][/post]​

Just "slightly"? Surely you jest!