JBLU JetBlue Airways Corporation

JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for April 2017. Traffic in April increased 8.2 percent from April 2016, on a capacity increase of 6.6 percent.

Load factor for April 2017 was 85.3 percent, an increase of 1.2 points from April 2016. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 98.5 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 72.4 percent. JetBlue continues to expect second quarter revenue per available seat mile (RASM) to increase between 3.0 and 6.0 percent compared to the second quarter of 2016.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS

            April 2017 April 2016 % Change Revenue passenger miles (000) 4,068,156 3,760,747 8.2% Available seat miles (000) 4,768,608 4,472,393 6.6% Load factor 85.3% 84.1% 1.2 pts. Revenue passengers 3,457,812 3,129,098 10.5% Departures 30,014 27,747 8.2% Average stage length (miles) 1,080 1,111 -2.8%   Y-T-D 2017 Y-T-D 2016 % Change Revenue passenger miles (000) 15,467,156 14,736,274 5.0% Available seat miles (000) 18,348,378 17,500,974 4.8% Load factor 84.3% 84.2% 0.1 pts. Revenue passengers 13,168,341 12,247,761 7.5% Departures 115,738 108,986 6.2% Average stage length (miles) 1,079 1,110 -2.8%  

(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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