JetBlue Airways reported its preliminary traffic results for August 2019. Traffic in August increased 3.9 percent from August 2018, on a capacity increase of 6.1 percent. Load factor for August 2019 was 86.9 percent, a decrease of 1.8 points from August 2018. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor for August 2019 was 99.0 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 67.8 percent.
JetBlue continues to expect third-quarter revenue per available seat mile (RASM) to range between -2.0 and 0.0 percent.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS
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August 2019
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August 2018
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% Change
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Revenue passenger miles (000)
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4,905,835
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4,720,305
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3.9
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%
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Available seat miles (000)
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5,644,648
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5,319,963
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6.1
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%
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Load factor
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86.9
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%
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88.7
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%
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-1.8 pts.
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Revenue passengers
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3,897,825
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3,908,398
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(0.3
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)%
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Departures
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32,638
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32,576
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0.2
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%
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Average stage length (miles)
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1,133
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1,093
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3.7
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%
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Y-T-D 2019
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Y-T-D 2018
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% Change
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Revenue passenger miles (000)
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36,428,145
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34,384,152
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5.9
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%
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Available seat miles (000)
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42,760,776
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39,833,204
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7.3
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%
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Load factor
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85.2
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%
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86.3
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%
|
-1.1 pts.
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Revenue passengers
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29,047,424
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28,652,079
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1.4
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%
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Departures
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247,348
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245,015
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1.0
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%
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Average stage length (miles)
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1,142
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1,093
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4.5
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%
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(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 42 million customers a year to 100+ cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America with an average of more than 1,000 daily flights.
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