NEW YORK, Oct.Ā 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Ā JetBlue Airways Corporation [NASDAQ: JBLU] reported its preliminary traffic results for September 2012. Traffic in September increased 6.1 percent from September 2011, on a capacity increase of 7.7 percent.
Load factor for September 2012 was 78.6 percent, a decrease of 1.2 points from September 2011. JetBlue's preliminary completion factor was 99.9 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 82.8 percent.Ā JetBlue's preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) for the month of September decreased four percent year over year. Ā
JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS
Ā September 2012
Ā September 2011
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000)
2,513,957
2,368,822
6.1%
Available seat miles (000)
3,196,710
2,968,971
7.7%
Load factor
78.6%
79.8%
(1.2) pts.
Revenue passengers
2,160,386
2,014,941
7.2%
Departures
21,052
19,369
8.7%
Average stage length
1,085
1,090
(0.5)%
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Y-T-D 2012
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Y-T-D 2011
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000)
25,479,543
22,948,207
11.0%
Available seat miles (000)
30,201,440
27,807,333
8.6%
Load factor
84.4%
82.5%
1.9 pts.
Revenue passengers
21,937,812
19,677,001
11.5%
Departures
199,538
181,437
10.0%
Average stage length
1,084
1,092
(0.7)%
(1) The U.S. Department of Transportation considers on-time arrivals to be those domestic flights arriving within 14 minutes of schedule.
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airlineā¢ with other focus cities in Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Orlando and San Juan. Known for its award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on average fleet-wide seat pitch) as well as super-spacious Even More Space seats. 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 71 cities with 700 daily flights and plans to launch service to Providence, Rhode Island, as well as Cartagena, Colombia; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and Samana, Dominican Republic this November, subject to receipt of government approval as well as to Charleston, South Carolina in early 2013. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information or reservations call 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583), TTY/TDD 1-800-336-5530, or visit www.jetblue.com. Ā
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