Operating Statistics

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Year Ended December 31,
  2005  2004  2003  2002  2001 
Operating Statistics (unaudited):                      
Revenue passengers (thousands)   14,729   11,783   9,012   5,752   3,117  
Revenue passenger m iles (millions)   20,200   15,730   11,527   6,836   3,282  
Available seat miles (ASMs) (millions)   23,703   18,911   13,639   8,240   4,208  
Load factor   85.2 % 83.2 % 84.5 % 83.0 % 78.0 %
Breakeven load factor (5)   86.1 % 77.9 % 72.6 % 71.5 % 73.7 %
Aircraft utilization (hours per day)   13.4   13.4   13.0   12.9   12.6  
                     
Average fare $ 110.03 $ 103.49 $ 107.09 $ 106.95 $ 99.62  
Yield per passenger mile (cents)   8.02   7.75   8.37   9.00   9.46  
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)   6.84   6.45   7.08   7.47   7.38  
Operating revenue per ASM (cents)   7.18   6.69   7.32   7.71   7.61  
Operating revenue per ASM (cents)   6.98   6.10   6.09   6.43   6.98  
Operating expense per ASM, excluding fuel (cents)   4.92   4.75   5.01   5.51   5.99  
Airline operating expense per ASM (cents) (5)   6.91   6.04   6.08   6.43   6.98  
                     
Departures   112,009   90,532   66,920   44,144   26,334  
Average stage length (miles)   1,358   1,339   1,272   1,152   986  
Average number of operating aircraft during period   77.5   60.6   44.0   27.0   14.7  
Average fuel cost per gallon $ 1.61 $ 1.06 $ 0.85 $ 0.72 $ 0.76  
Fuel gallons consumed (millions)   303   241   173   106   55  
Percent of sales through jetblue.com during period   77.5 % 75.4 % 73.0 % 63.0 % 44.1 %
Full-time equivalent employees at period end (5)   8,326   6,413   4,892   3,572   1,983