JetBlue increased passenger traffic in march, Q1
JetBlue Airways reported improved March and Q1 passenger traffic figures Wednesday. JetBlue carried 3.49m passengers in March, a 5.3% increase on the same month of 2016. For Q1, passenger numbers were up 6.5% to 9.7m. Passenger traffic in revenue passenger miles was up 2.9% for the month and 3.9% for the quarter to end March. Available seat miles capacity increased by 4.2% in both periods. Load factor dipped by 1.1 percentage points to 85.7% in March and by 0.3 percentage points to 83.9% for the quarter. JetBlue said revenue per available seat mile increased by about 0.5% in March, excluding the expected 7 point impact from the timing of Easter. Q1 RASM is now expected to decline by approximately 4.8%, the carrier said. <br/>
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JetBlue increased passenger traffic in march, Q1
JetBlue Airways reported improved March and Q1 passenger traffic figures Wednesday. JetBlue carried 3.49m passengers in March, a 5.3% increase on the same month of 2016. For Q1, passenger numbers were up 6.5% to 9.7m. Passenger traffic in revenue passenger miles was up 2.9% for the month and 3.9% for the quarter to end March. Available seat miles capacity increased by 4.2% in both periods. Load factor dipped by 1.1 percentage points to 85.7% in March and by 0.3 percentage points to 83.9% for the quarter. JetBlue said revenue per available seat mile increased by about 0.5% in March, excluding the expected 7 point impact from the timing of Easter. Q1 RASM is now expected to decline by approximately 4.8%, the carrier said. <br/>
