Southwest Load Factor Down Sharply In January

Southwest's January passenger traffic rose 3.7% from last year on 13.3% more capacity, causing the airline's load factor to drop 5.3 percentage points to 57.3%. The number of passengers carried increased 4.4%. The carrier's load factor performance is likely the result of the addition of new markets...

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