JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP
Operating Statistics

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2002   2001   2000  
Operating Statistics (unaudited):                    
Revenue passengers     5,752,105     3,116,817     1,144,421  
Revenue passenger miles (000)     6,835,828     3,281,835     1,004,496  
Available seat miles (000)     8,239,938     4,208,267     1,371,836  
Load factor     83.0 %   78.0 %   73.2 %
Breakeven load factor     71.5 %   73.7 %   90.6 %
Aircraft utilization (hours per day)     12.9     12.6     12.0  

Average fare

 

$

106.95

 

$

99.62

 

$

88.84

 
Yield per passenger mile (cents)     9.00     9.46     10.12  
Passenger revenue per available seat mile (cents)     7.47     7.38     7.41  
Operating revenue per available seat mile (cents)     7.71     7.61     7.63  
Operating expense per available seat mile (cents)     6.43     6.98     9.17  

Departures

 

 

44,144

 

 

26,334

 

 

10,265

 
Average stage length (miles)     1,152     986     825  
Average number of operating aircraft during period     27.0     14.7     5.8  
Full-time equivalent employees at period end     3,823     2,116     1,028  
Average fuel cost per gallon (cents)     72.28     75.63     96.15  
Fuel gallons consumed (000)     105,515     55,095     18,340  
Percent of sales through jetblue.com during period     63.0 %   44.1 %   28.7 %

The following terms used in this section and elsewhere in this report have the meanings indicated below:

"Revenue passengers" represents the total number of paying passengers flown on all flight segments.

"Revenue passenger miles" represents the number of miles flown by revenue passengers.

"Available seat miles" represents the number of seats available for passengers multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown.

"Load factor" represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized (revenue passenger miles divided by available seat miles).

"Breakeven load factor" is the passenger load factor that will result in operating revenues being equal to operating expenses, assuming constant revenue per passenger mile and expenses.

"Aircraft utilization" represents the average number of block hours operated per day per aircraft for the total fleet of aircraft.

"Average fare" represents the average one-way fare paid per flight segment by a revenue passenger.

"Yield per passenger mile" represents the average amount one passenger pays to fly one mile.

"Passenger revenue per available seat mile" represents passenger revenue divided by available seat miles.

"Operating revenue per available seat mile" represents operating revenues divided by available seat miles.

"Operating expense per available seat mile" represents operating expenses divided by available seat miles.

"Average stage length" represents the average number of miles flown per flight.

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  Operating Statistics