NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU) reported today that its traffic in January increased 25.1 percent from January 2005, on a capacity increase of 27.2 percent.
Load factor for January 2006 was 82.3 percent, a decrease of 1.4 points from January 2005. JetBlue's preliminary completion factor was 99.8 percent and its on-time(1) performance was 70.7 percent.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS
January 2006 January 2005 % Change
Revenue passenger
miles (000) 1,790,979 1,431,126 25.1
Available seat
miles (000) 2,175,093 1,710,100 27.2
Load factor 82.3% 83.7% (1.4) pts.
Revenue passengers 1,379,112 1,079,486 27.8
Departures 11,196 8,407 33.2
SOURCE: JetBlue Airways Corporation
JetBlue Airways is a low-fare airline based in New York City that operates 374 flights daily to 34 destinations. JetBlue offers customers roomy leather seats with 36 channels of free DIRECTV(r) (see note) programming, the most live television offered by any airline. On flights longer than two hours, the airline also features a selection of first-run movies and bonus features from FOX InFlight(tm). Customers enjoy brand name snacks and beverages, including freshly brewed Dunkin' Donuts coffee and fine wines selected by JetBlue's "Low Fare Sommelier," Joshua Wesson, founder of Best Cellars. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way and an overnight stay is never required. For information or reservations call 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583) or visit www.jetblue.com.
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Note: DIRECTV(r) service is not available on flights to Bermuda, Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic; however, FOX InFlight(tm) is offered complimentary to these destinations on flights of two hours or more. FOX InFlight is a trademark of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. JetBlue's in-flight entertainment is powered by LiveTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue.
(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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