JetBlue Airways Reports Increased August Traffic

JetBlue Airways Corporation JBLU reported its preliminary traffic results for August 2010. Traffic in August increased 7.0 percent from August 2009, on a capacity increase of 7.3 percent. Load factor for August 2010 was 86.4 percent, a decrease of 0.2 points from August 2009. JetBlue's preliminary completion factor was 99.5 percent and its on-time performance was 77.1 percent. JetBlue's preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile for the month of August increased 12 percent year over year, which was in line with company expectations.