How JetBlue Performed in 2015

By: - January 18th, 2016

JetBlue saw a 11.3 percent traffic increase in December, according to the company’s latest report.

The year-over-year increase in revenue passenger miles saw a jump from 3.41 billion in December 2014 to 3.799 billion last month.

It was accompanied by a 9.5 percent increase in available seat miles, along with a 1.4 percentage-point jump in load factor.

In 2015 overall, JetBlue’s revenue passenger miles increased by 10.3 percent, while available seat miles rose by 9.5 percent.

JetBlue is the fastest-growing airline in the Caribbean region, with new routes from Curacao to Antigua launched last year.

The carrier also launched new Mint service on several Caribbean routes in 2015.

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