Southwest Airlines reported an operating expense of about 14.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. The company's operating expenses increased incrementally since 2015 before declining in 2020. Operating expenses include costs such as maintenance, luggage handling, airport fees, and marketing.
Southwest's operating expenses from FY 2011 to FY 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Southwest Airlines. (February 7, 2022). Southwest's operating expenses from FY 2011 to FY 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/595517/operating-expenses-of-southwest-airlines/
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Southwest Airlines. (2022). Southwest's operating expenses from FY 2011 to FY 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/595517/operating-expenses-of-southwest-airlines/
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