NEW YORK, May 7, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU) reported today that its traffic in April increased 11.6 percent from April 2006, on a capacity increase of 12.8 percent.
Load factor for April 2007 was 84.7 percent, a decrease of 0.9 points from April 2006. JetBlue's preliminary completion factor was 98.3 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 64.8 percent. JetBlue's preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile for the month of April increased 4 percent year over year.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS
April 2007 April 2006 % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000) 2,265,164 2,028,929 11.6
Available seat miles (000) 2,673,873 2,369,480 12.8
Load factor 84.7% 85.6% (0.9) pts.
Revenue passengers 1,955,911 1,604,092 21.9
Departures 17,161 12,791 34.2
Average stage length 1,088 1,211 (10.2)
Y-T-D 2007 Y-T-D 2006 % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000) 8,207,594 7,564,948 8.5
Available seat miles (000) 10,043,542 8,945,994 12.3
Load factor 81.7% 84.6% (2.9) pts.
Revenue passengers 7,046,726 5,939,011 18.7
Departures 63,735 47,208 35.0
Average stage length 1,086 1,236 (12.1)
SOURCE: JetBlue Airways Corporation
(1) The U.S. Department of Transportation considers on-time arrivals to
be those domestic flights arriving within 14 minutes of schedule.
New York-based JetBlue Airways has created a new airline category based on value, service and style. Known for its award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue is now pleased to offer customers the most legroom throughout coach (based on average fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines). JetBlue is also America's first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with meaningful compensation for customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's control. Visit www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue serves 52 cities with up to 575 daily flights. 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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