Southwest's load factors, in the 60s, beat breakeven handily
Southwest's lower-than-most load factors, in the 60s, concern some analysts but not Southwest. "Anytime we can do better than 65%, we're operating full flights during peak periods," according to Chief Financial Officer Gary Kelly, and such loads are "not sustainable over a long period." Southwest's...
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