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Southwest Airlines Expects Continued Revenue Growth in December

Published Dec 6, 2011 on Pilot Jobs

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Southwest Airlines expects another "exceptional" month of revenue growth for December, according to Chief Financial Officer Laura Wright. For November, Southwest saw its unit revenue rise an estimated 9%, and another impressive increase is expected for the current month, Wright said. Southwest also reported Tuesday its combined Southwest/AirTran traffic rose 2.5% in November compared to a year ago. Southwest’s Load factor, or the percentage of available seats filled with passengers, in November rose to 81.6% from 80.2% last year. Unit revenue increased an estimated 9% for the month.

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