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JetBlue Had a Very Strong July

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - August 12, 2019 - 8:45 pm

By the Caribbean Journal staff

July was yet another strong month for JetBlue Airways, according to the latest data report from the New York City-based carrier.

JetBlue reported a total of 5,006,350 revenue passenger miles, a 5.3 percent increase compared to the same period in 2018.

That was accompanied by a 5.6 percent jump in available seat miles to 5.65 billion, while load factor fell by 0.3 percentage points.

JetBlue carried a total of 3.958 billion revenue passengers in July, with an average stage length of 1,142 miles.

For the year, JetBlue traffic is up 6.3 percent to 31.52 billion revenue passenger miles.

— CJ

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