JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for November 2018. Traffic in November increased 9.7 percent from November 2017, on a capacity increase of 10.6 percent.

Load factor for November 2018 was 83.5 percent, a decrease of 0.7 points from November 2017. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 99.3 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 71.2 percent. JetBlue expects fourth quarter revenue per available seat mile (RASM) to range between 1.5 to 3.5 percent.

             

JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS

 
November 2018 November 2017 % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000) 4,106,313 3,743,967 9.7 %
Available seat miles (000) 4,918,656 4,447,449 10.6 %
Load factor 83.5 % 84.2 % -0.7 pts.
Revenue passengers 3,385,594 3,189,477 6.1 %
Departures 29,893 28,282 5.7 %
Average stage length (miles) 1,102 1,066 3.4 %
 
Y-T-D 2018 Y-T-D 2017 % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000) 46,435,461 43,160,419 7.6 %
Available seat miles (000) 54,527,968 51,075,634 6.8 %
Load factor 85.2 % 84.5 % 0.7 pts.
Revenue passengers 38,613,612 36,607,744 5.5 %
Departures 334,961 323,022 3.7 %
Average stage length (miles) 1,093 1,070 2.1 %
 

(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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