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JETBLUE AIRWAYS REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC

New York, NY (October 12, 2016) -- JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for September 2016. Traffic in September increased 10.8 percent from September 2015, on a capacity increase of 7.9 percent.

Load factor for September 2016 was 83.2 percent, an increase of 2.1 points from September 2015. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 99.5 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 78.7 percent. JetBlue’s preliminary revenue per available seat mile (RASM) for the month of September decreased approximately two percent year over year. For the third quarter of 2016, RASM is expected to decrease between three and four percent year over year, in line with prior expectations.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS
 
 September 2016
 September 2015
        % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000)
3,432,671
3,097,703
10.8%
Available seat miles (000)
4,125,193
3,821,911
7.9%
Load factor
83.2%
81.1%
2.1 pts.
Revenue passengers
2,918,173
2,634,191
10.8%
Departures
26,574
24,966
6.4%
Average stage length (miles)
1,063
1,068
-0.5%
 
 
 
 
 
         Y-T-D 2016
         Y-T-D 2015
         % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000)
34,434,123
31,156,543
10.5%
Available seat miles (000)
40,421,330
36,632,481
10.3%
Load factor
85.2%
85.1%
0.1 pts.
Revenue passengers
28,731,032
26,189,651
9.7%
Departures
253,325
236,370
7.2%
Average stage length (miles)
1,099
1,092
0.6%
(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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