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JETBLUE AIRWAYS REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
New York, NY (December 11, 2019) -- JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for November 2019. Traffic in November 2019 increased 3.7 percent from November 2018, on a capacity increase of 7.1 percent. Load factor for November 2019 was 80.8 percent, a decrease of 2.7 points from November 2018. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor for November 2019 was 99.9 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 80.4 percent. JetBlue expects fourth quarter revenue per available seat mile (RASM) to range between (3.5) and (1.5) percent, driven by softer than expected close-in yields in late November, combined with the negative impact of weather over the Thanksgiving holiday peak.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS
 
November 2019
November 2018
% Change
Revenue passenger miles (000)
4,258,447

4,106,313

3.7
%
Available seat miles (000)
5,269,418

4,918,656

7.1
%
Load factor
80.8
%
83.5
%
-2.7 pts.

Revenue passengers
3,399,650

3,385,594

0.4
%
Departures
30,278

29,893

1.3
%
Average stage length (miles)
1,138

1,102

3.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
Y-T-D 2019
Y-T-D 2018
% Change
Revenue passenger miles (000)
49,013,552

46,435,461

5.6
%
Available seat miles (000)
58,253,158

54,527,968

6.8
%
Load factor
84.1
%
85.2
%
-1.1 pts.

Revenue passengers
39,100,702

38,613,612

1.3
%
Departures
336,999

334,961

0.6
%
Average stage length (miles)
1,138

1,093

4.1
%

(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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