JetBlue Airways Reports May Traffic
June 12 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) reported its
preliminary traffic results for May 2018. Traffic in May increased
8.9 percent from May 2017, on a capacity increase of 7.6
percent.
Load factor for May 2018 was 85.8 percent, an increase of 1.1
points from May 2017. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was
98.8 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 71.0 percent.
JetBlue expects second quarter revenue per available seat mile
(RASM) to range between (2.5) percent and (0.5) percent compared to
the second quarter of 2017, including a 2.5 point headwind from
holiday placement, as well as a 1.25 point headwind from completion
factor and co-brand incentive payments previously disclosed for the
second quarter of 2017.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS
May 2018 May 2017 %
Change Revenue passenger miles (000) 4,342,166 3,986,132 8.9 %
Available seat miles (000) 5,060,948 4,704,410 7.6 % Load factor
85.8 % 84.7 % 1.1 pts. Revenue passengers 3,639,008 3,402,018 7.0 %
Departures 31,459 30,008 4.8 % Average stage length (miles) 1,084
1,061 2.2 %
Y-T-D 2018 Y-T-D 2017 %
Change Revenue passenger miles (000)
20,509,872
19,453,288 5.4 % Available seat miles (000) 24,105,652 23,052,788
4.6 % Load factor 85.1 % 84.4 % 0.7 pts. Revenue passengers
17,123,161 16,570,359 3.3 % Departures 148,390 145,746 1.8 %
Average stage length (miles) 1,095 1,076 1.8 %
(1) The U.S. Department of Transportation considers on-time
arrivals to be those domestic flights arriving within 14 minutes of
schedule.
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline®, and a leading carrier
in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach),
Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 40 million
customers a year to 102 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin
America with an average of 1,000 daily flights. For more
information please visit jetblue.com.
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