JetBlue TrueBlue - July '09 Numbers reported

Ridiculously high LF (86.1%) but a 9% drop in RASM over last year. Not all that surprising.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS

July 2009 July 2008 % Change

Revenue passenger miles (000) 2,545,189 2,537,489 0.3 %
Available seat miles (000) 2,957,566 2,931,615 0.9 %
Load factor 86.1 % 86.6 % (0.5) pts.
Revenue passengers 2,188,446 2,103,720 4.0 %
Departures 19,543 18,091 8.0 %
Average stage length 1,080 1,150 (6.1)%

Y-T-D 2009 Y-T-D 2008 % Change

Revenue passenger miles (000) 15,130,645 15,856,650 (4.6)%
Available seat miles (000) 19,136,504 19,709,531 (2.9)%
Load factor 79.1 % 80.5 % (1.4) pts.
Revenue passengers 13,170,298 13,258,904 (0.7)%
Departures 127,442 122,592 4.0 %
Average stage length 1,068 1,137 (6.1)%

I wonder how much the fuel cost drop will help offset the drop in RASM . All I know is that I paid more for my FLA flights this year then last . Of course the Dec flights are at the ridiculous fare (450 1 way)(same as on CO ) so I will keep on waiting for them to drop.