JBLU JetBlue Airways Corporation

JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for April 2019. Traffic in April increased 6.6 percent from April 2018, on a capacity increase of 7.4 percent.

Load factor for April 2019 was 85.1 percent, a decrease of 0.6 points from April 2018. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor for April 2019 was 98.6 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 73.4 percent. JetBlue continues to expect second quarter revenue per available seat mile (RASM) to range between 1.0 and 4.0 percent.

             

JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS

  April 2019 April 2018 % Change Revenue passenger miles (000) 4,586,591 4,301,561 6.6 % Available seat miles (000) 5,392,113 5,020,145 7.4 % Load factor 85.1 % 85.7 % -0.6 pts. Revenue passengers 3,666,482 3,603,368 1.8 % Departures 31,152 30,885 0.9 % Average stage length (miles) 1,156 1,098 5.3 %   Y-T-D 2019 Y-T-D 2018 % Change Revenue passenger miles (000) 17,320,712 16,167,706 7.1 % Available seat miles (000) 20,829,112 19,044,704 9.4 % Load factor 83.2 % 84.9 % -1.7 pts. Revenue passengers 13,831,495 13,484,153 2.6 % Departures 120,388 116,931 3.0 % Average stage length (miles) 1,154 1,098 5.1 %  

(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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