The company said third-quarter Q3 2024 operating revenues reached $6.9 billion, a third-quarter company record, driven by record passenger revenue, other revenue and passengers carried. GAAP operating expenses rose 6.6% and operating revenues rose 5.3%, and operating income and net income decreased from the prior-year period. Hmm

1. 01

   The company said third-quarter Q3 2024 operating revenues reached $6.9 billion, a third-quarter company record, driven by record passenger revenue, other revenue and passengers carried. GAAP operating expenses rose 6.6% and operating revenues rose 5.3%, and operating income and net income decreased from the prior-year period. Hmm

2. 02

   The company said it is moving forward with plans to assign seats, offer premium seating options, redesign the boarding model, and introduce redeye (overnight) flying. It said it expects assigned seat and extended legroom bookings to become available in mid-2025, with related flights occurring in early 2026.

3. 03

   The company said it expects Q4 2024 unit revenues to increase 3.5% to 5.5% year over year, with capacity down about 4%. It said CASM-X is expected to rise 11% to 13% year over year, and that both outlooks reflect the impact of Hurricane Milton.

4. 04

   Southwest Airlines said cash and short-term investments totaled $9.4 billion as of September 30, 2024. It said $1.6 billion of Convertible Senior Notes and $1.3 billion of Senior Unsecured Notes mature in Q2 2025. The company said its Board approved a new $2.5 billion share repurchase authorization on September 25, 2024, and on October 24 it announced its intention to launch an initial $250 million accelerated share repurchase program.

Key figures

Quarter ended September 30, 2024

Revenue

$6.9B

Operating income

$38M

Net income

$67M

EPS

$0.11

Operating cash flow

$113M

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