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JetBlue reports Apr-2013 traffic

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JetBlue Airways Corporation reported its preliminary traffic results for April 2013. Traffic in April increased 4.7 percent from April 2012, on a capacity increase of 6.5 percent.

Load factor for April 2013 was 83.7 percent, a decrease of 1.5 points from April 2012. JetBlue's preliminary completion factor was 99.2 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 71.8 percent. JetBlue's preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) for the month of April decreased nine percent year over year. For the month of May, PRASM is expected to increase between zero and one percent year over year.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS

April 2013

April 2012

% Change

Revenue passenger miles (000)

2,995,141

2,860,397

4.7%

Available seat miles (000)

3,577,046

3,357,383

6.5%

Load factor

83.7%

85.2%

(1.5) pts.

Revenue passengers

2,552,702

2,475,489

3.1%

Departures

23,301

22,262

4.7%

Average stage length

1,106

1,084

2.0%

Y-T-D 2013

Y-T-D 2012

% Change

Revenue passenger miles (000)

11,500,947

10,768,570

6.8%

Available seat miles (000)

13,717,420

12,893,618

6.4%

Load factor

83.8%

83.5%

0.3 pts.

Revenue passengers

9,852,566

9,328,170

5.6%

Departures

90,074

85,808

5.0%

Average stage length

1,095

1,079

1.5%

(1) The U.S. Department of Transportation considers on-time arrivals to be those domestic flights arriving within 14 minutes of schedule.