Southwest Airlines reported an operating expense of about 22.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. The company's operating expenses increased incrementally from 2015 before declining in 2020. Operating expenses started increasing again in 2021 and outpaced pre-pandemic operating expenses in 2022. Operating expenses include costs such as maintenance, luggage handling, airport fees, and marketing.
Southwest's operating expenses from FY 2011 to FY 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Southwest Airlines. (February 7, 2023). Southwest's operating expenses from FY 2011 to FY 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/595517/operating-expenses-of-southwest-airlines/
Southwest Airlines. "Southwest's operating expenses from FY 2011 to FY 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/595517/operating-expenses-of-southwest-airlines/
Southwest Airlines. (2023). Southwest's operating expenses from FY 2011 to FY 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/595517/operating-expenses-of-southwest-airlines/
Southwest Airlines. "Southwest's Operating Expenses from Fy 2011 to Fy 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/595517/operating-expenses-of-southwest-airlines/
Southwest Airlines, Southwest's operating expenses from FY 2011 to FY 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/595517/operating-expenses-of-southwest-airlines/ (last visited September 30, 2023)
Southwest's operating expenses from FY 2011 to FY 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Southwest Airlines, February 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/595517/operating-expenses-of-southwest-airlines/