JetBlue Airways Reports April Traffic

NEW YORK, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —

JetBlue Airways Corporation [NASDAQ: JBLU] reported its preliminary traffic results for April 2011. Traffic in April increased 6.1 percent from April 2010, on a capacity increase of 7.1 percent.

Load factor for April 2011 was 79.7 percent, a decrease of 0.8 points from April 2010. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 99.0 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 68.4 percent. JetBlue’s preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile for the month of April increased 13 percent year over year.

JetBlue Airways is New York’s Hometown Airline with other focus cities in Boston, Los Angeles, and Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida. Voted “Most Eco-Friendly Airline” by Zagat’s Airline survey in 2008, 2009 and 2010, JetBlue Airways has created a new airline category based on value, service and style. In 2010, the carrier also ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Low-Cost Carriers in North America” by J.D. Power and Associates, a customer satisfaction recognition received for the sixth year in a row. Known for its award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on average fleet-wide seat pitch) and super-spacious Even More Legroom seats. JetBlue is also America’s first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with meaningful and specific compensation for customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue’s control. Visit www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue serves 64 cities with 650 daily flights. The airline intends to begin service to Anchorage, Alaska and Martha’s Vineyard in 2011. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information or reservations call 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583), TTY/TDD 1-800-336-5530 or visit www.jetblue.com.