Case 16: Southwest Airlines C-215
Exhibit 3 Average RPM’s Per Passenger (Average Mileage Per Passenger Flight) for Major U.S. Airlines
1,900
1,750
1,600
1,450
1,300
1,150
1,000
850
700
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
American
United
Continental
Northwest
Delta
Southwest
US Airways
Source: Airline Data and Analysis Largest Airlines 2002-2010 by AirlineFinancials.com.
Exhibit 4 Passenger Revenue Per RPM* 2002-2010 (in cents) for Major U.S. Airlines
15.0
14.5
14.0
13.5
13.0
12.5
12.0
11.5
11.0
10.5
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
American
United
Continental
Northwest
Delta
Southwest
US Airways
* Passenger Revenue Per Revenue Passenger Mile, also known as Passenger Yield, is computed by dividing passenger revenues by revenue passenger-miles.
Source: Airline Data and Analysis Largest Airlines 2002-2009 by AirlineFinancials.com.