JetBlue Airways Reports May Traffic

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.

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