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Southwest AirlinesSustained decline

southwest.com shows sustained decline with 3 consecutive months of decreases, down 15% overall to 49M.

Source: Autobound Signal API · 83 signals tracked for Southwest Airlines · updated

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What happened

Minimal AI traffic at 0.4% (~189,269 visits). Top: chatgpt.com (67%), claude.ai (4%), gemini.google.com (3%).

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Signal
Sustained decline

What this signalsTraffic trends often track demand, marketing spend and growth.

Monthly visits
48,675,431
Month over month
-9.5%
3-month change
-15%
Global rank
711
Top country
US (99%)
Trend
Consecutive decline

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Numbers

Country rank
167
Category rank
2
Change, 3 months
-15%
Change, month over month
-9.5%
Digital health score
81

Details

Measured month
Sep 2026
Category
travel_and_tourism/air_travel
Mail visits
6,133,104
Traffic band
Major
Direct visits
18,301,962
Search visits
17,912,559
Small website
No
Snapshot date
Sep 1, 2026
Social visits
973,509
Website title
Southwest Airlines | Airline Tickets and Low Fares
Brand strength
Moderate
Referral visits
3,358,605
AI traffic level
Minimal
AI traffic detail
Minimal AI traffic at 0.4% (~189,269 visits). Top: chatgpt.com (67%), claude.ai (4%), gemini.google.com (3%).
Geo concentration
Highly concentrated
Consecutive months
3
Engagement quality
High
Brand keyword ratio
4/5
Website description
Find low fares to top destinations and plan your travel today. Book Southwest flights, rental cars, and hotels on southwest.com.
Country rank country
US
Digital health label
Excellent
Social traffic level
Low
Brand strength detail
Moderate brand recognition with 38% direct traffic. Brand keyword ratio: 4/5.
Digital health detail
Score 81: Engagement 91/100 (25%), Volume 100/100 (20%), Brand 75/100 (15%), Diversification 80/100 (15%), Rank 100/100 (15%), AI Readiness 4/100 (10%).

Extraction

Detected
Oct 12, 2026
signal_type
seo-traffic
signal_subtype
sustainedDecline

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Company

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  • industriesValue in the API
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  • employee_count_highValue in the API
  • revenueValue in the API
  • descriptionValue in the API

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{
  "signal_id": "dfceeab7-efb7-44d2-b350-6f77aff5ee11",
  "signal_type": "seo-traffic",
  "signal_subtype": "sustainedDecline",
  "detected_at": "2026-10-12T08:28:20.289+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Southwest Airlines",
    "domain": "southwest.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "trend": "consecutive_decline",
    "summary": "southwest.com shows sustained decline with 3 consecutive months of decreases, down 15% overall to 49M.",
    "traffic": {
      "2026-07-01": 57233387,
      "2026-08-01": 53758749,
      "2026-09-01": 48675431
    },
    "category": "travel_and_tourism/air_travel",
    "relevance": 32.1,
    "ai_traffic": {
      "total_visits": 189269,
      "top_platforms": [
        {
          "name": "chatgpt.com",
          "rank": 1,
          "share": 67.47
        },
        {
          "name": "claude.ai",
          "rank": 2,
          "share": 4.404
        },
        {
          "name": "gemini.google.com",
          "rank": 3,
          "share": 2.649
        }
      ],
      "traffic_share": 0.004
    },
    "engagement": {
      "bounce_rate": 0.355,
      "pages_per_visit": 5.488,
      "avg_visit_duration_seconds": 326
    },
    "global_rank": 711,
    "mail_visits": 6133104,
    "country_rank": 167,
    "top_keywords": [
      {
        "cpc": 0.57,
        "name": "southwest",
        "volume": 1339060,
        "estimated_value": 1576270
      },
      {
        "cpc": 0.54,
        "name": "southwest airlines",
        "volume": 722160,
        "estimated_value": 1497060
      },
      {
        "cpc": 0.52,
        "name": "american airlines",
        "volume": 3235470,
        "estimated_value": 241150
      },
      {
        "cpc": 3.77,
        "name": "southwest check in",
        "volume": 31100,
        "estimated_value": 115760
      },
      {
        "cpc": 0.82,
        "name": "southwest flight status",
        "volume": 22470,
        "estimated_value": 108250
      }
    ],
    "traffic_band": "major",
    "category_rank": 2,
    "direct_visits": 18301962,
    "search_visits": 17912559,
    "small_website": false,
    "snapshot_date": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+00:00",
    "social_visits": 973509,
    "top_countries": {
      "CA": 0.002,
      "GB": 0.001,
      "IN": 0.002,
      "MX": 0.002,
      "US": 0.985
    },
    "website_title": "Southwest Airlines | Airline Tickets and Low Fares",
    "brand_strength": "moderate",
    "change_3mo_pct": -15,
    "change_mom_pct": -9.5,
    "referral_visits": 3358605,
    "traffic_sources": {
      "mail": 0.126,
      "paid": 0,
      "direct": 0.376,
      "search": 0.368,
      "social": 0.02,
      "referral": 0.069
    },
    "ai_traffic_level": "minimal",
    "ai_traffic_detail": "Minimal AI traffic at 0.4% (~189,269 visits). Top: chatgpt.com (67%), claude.ai (4%), gemini.google.com (3%).",
    "geo_concentration": "highly_concentrated",
    "referral_strength": "moderate",
    "search_dependency": "moderate",
    "consecutive_months": 3,
    "engagement_quality": "high",
    "brand_keyword_ratio": "4/5",
    "website_description": "Find low fares to top destinations and plan your travel today. Book Southwest flights, rental cars, and hotels on southwest.com.",
    "country_rank_country": "US",
    "digital_health_label": "excellent",
    "digital_health_score": 81,
    "social_traffic_level": "low",
    "brand_strength_detail": "Moderate brand recognition with 38% direct traffic. Brand keyword ratio: 4/5.",
    "digital_health_detail": "Score 81: Engagement 91/100 (25%), Volume 100/100 (20%), Brand 75/100 (15%), Diversification 80/100 (15%), Rank 100/100 (15%), AI Readiness 4/100 (10%).",
    "social_traffic_detail": "Low social traffic at 2% of total visits (~973,509 visits).",
    "engagement_quality_score": 91,
    "geo_concentration_detail": "Highly concentrated traffic: US (99%), MX (0%), IN (0%).",
    "referral_strength_detail": "Moderate referral strength at 7% of traffic (~3,358,605 visits).",
    "search_dependency_detail": "Moderate search dependency at 37% of total traffic.",
    "engagement_quality_detail": "High engagement (91/100) with 36% bounce rate, 5.5 pages per visit, and 326-second average duration."
  }
}

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