As the Dow Jones Industrial Average took a wild 680-point plunge Thursday afternoon, some major airline stocks held steady, while others even climbed.

JetBlue Airways Corp. said Monday its traffic and capacity declined in September compared with the same month last year.

The Labor Department's nonfarm payrolls report for September showed a drop of 16.1 percent from August in the transportation and warehousing segment of the report.

The following are the rankings of 19 airlines' on-time performance in August, according to data provided by the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics:

U.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in August, compared to the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Thursday.

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading:

Airline shares were among the best performing stocks in the third quarter, with double-digit percentage increases for most major carriers.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at noon:

Airline shares bucked the broader market on Friday, rising despite the sell-off on Wall Street.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:

Q. Since oil prices have fallen off recently, why haven't airfares fallen too?

More than two-thirds of business travelers questioned in a recent survey valued airline loyalty programs but complained that it was difficult to redeem the miles they earn.

JetBlue has reopened its terminal at New York's Kennedy airport following a brief evacuation due to a suspicious package.

It was called an "aeroplane," but the contraption Orville Wright piloted on Sept. 17, 1908 was hardly more than a big box kite with a motor. And unlike his famous first flight in 1903, this one was doomed.

JetBlue said one of its flights returned to John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday because of an unusual odor in the cabin — the second such incident in a week.