JetBlue Airways September PRASM Falls 4%

JetBlue Airways Corporation

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.  JetBlue's preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) for the month of September decreased four percent year over year.   JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS  September 2012  September 2011         % Change Revenue passenger miles 2,513,957 2,368,822 6.1% (000) 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)%          Y-T-D 2012          Y-T-D 2011          % Change Revenue passenger miles 25,479,543 22,948,207 11.0% (000) 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)%