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Article: REVENUE PASSENGER MILES UP 6.1% FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES IN SEPTEMBER
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- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- October 10, 1989
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DALLAS - Revenue passenger miles flown by Southwest Airlines Co.
increased 6.1 percent 696.4 million in September 1989, a 6.1 percent
increase over the 656.6 million revenue passenger miles flown in
September 1988, the company said Monday.
Available seat miles increased 8.8 percent to 1,253.7 million
from the September 1988 level of 1,152.7 million available seat
miles. The load factor for the month was 55.6 percent compared to
last year's load factor of 57 percent.
For the third quarter of 1989, Southwest flew a record 2,447.9
million revenue passenger miles, compared with 2,138.8 million
revenue passenger miles recorded for the same period in 1988, an
increase of 14.5 percent.