JBLU JetBlue Airways Corporation

JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for January 2017. Traffic in January increased 8.6 percent from January 2016, on a capacity increase of 7.7 percent.

Load factor for January 2017 was 83.3 percent, an increase of 0.7 points from January 2016. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 97.9 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 72.8 percent. JetBlue’s preliminary revenue per available seat mile for the month of January decreased approximately 8.5 percent year over year. January revenue per available seat mile was negatively impacted by approximately 5 points due to holiday placement and the impact of winter weather last year.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS

              January 2017 January 2016 % Change Revenue passenger miles (000) 3,863,193 3,555,862 8.6% Available seat miles (000) 4,636,641 4,306,365 7.7% Load factor 83.3% 82.6% 0.7 pts. Revenue passengers 3,290,528 2,947,210 11.6% Departures 29,329 27,032 8.5% Average stage length (miles) 1,078 1,103 -2.3%   (1) The U.S. Department of Transportation considers on-time arrivals to be those domestic flights arriving within 14 minutes of schedule.  

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