NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU) reported today that its traffic in January increased 7.2 percent from January 2007, on a capacity increase of 8.0 percent.
Load factor for January 2008 was 75.6 percent, a decrease of 0.5 points from January 2007. JetBlue's preliminary completion factor was 98.7 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 76.7 percent. JetBlue's preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile for the month of January increased ten percent year over year.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS
January 2008 January 2007 % Change
Revenue passenger
miles (000) 2,077,820 1,938,919 7.2
Available seat
miles (000) 2,750,340 2,546,769 8.0
Load factor 75.6% 76.1% (0.5) pts.
Revenue passengers 1,732,986 1,651,964 4.9
Departures 17,093 15,777 8.3
Average stage
length 1,131 1,081 4.6
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 introduced complimentary in-flight e-mail and instant messaging services on aircraft "BetaBlue," a first among U.S. domestic airlines. JetBlue is also America's first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with meaningful and specific compensation for customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's control. Visit www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue serves 53 cities with up to 600 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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