JetBlue Airways Reports February Traffic
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Mar 04, 2005 05:00AM
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2005--JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) reported today that its traffic in February increased 27.8 percent from February 2004, on a capacity increase of 19.6 percent.
Load factor for February 2005 was 83.3 percent, an increase of 5.4 points from February 2004. JetBlue`s completion factor was 99.8 percent and its on-time(1) performance was 71.8 percent.
JetBlue is a low-fare, low-cost passenger airline, which provides high-quality customer service. JetBlue operates a fleet of 72 new Airbus A320 aircraft and plans to add 12 additional A320s and 7 Embraer E190s to its fleet in 2005. Based at New York City`s John F. Kennedy International Airport, JetBlue currently operates 295 flights a day and serves 29 destinations in 12 states, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas. JetBlue plans to commence new service from JFK to Portland, OR on May 17, and to Burbank, CA on May 24.
All JetBlue aircraft feature roomy leather seats; all equipped with an in-seat digital entertainment system offering up to 36 channels of free DIRECTV(R) programming. On many flights, a selection of first-run movies and bonus features from FOX InFlight Premium Entertainment may be available.*
With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For more information, schedules and fares, please visit www.jetblue.com or call JetBlue reservations at 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583), 1-888-538-2583 if calling from Puerto Rico, or 1-200-9898 if calling from the Dominican Republic. This press release, as well as past press releases, can be found on www.jetblue.com.
* DIRECTV(R) service is not available on flights between JFK and Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic; however, where available, FOX InFlight Premium Entertainment is offered complimentary on these routes.
(1) The U.S. Department of Transportation considers on-time arrivals to be those domestic flights arriving within 14 minutes of schedule