JetBlue Airways reports March traffic

JetBlue Airways Corporation has reported its preliminary traffic for March 2017 increased 2.9 percent from March 2016, on a capacity increase of 4.2 percent. The load factor for March 2017 was 85.7 percent, a decrease of 1.1 points from March 2016. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 96.1 percent and its on-time performance was 70.8 percent. JetBlue’s preliminary revenue per available seat mile (RASM) for the month of March decreased approximately 6.5 percent year over year. March RASM increased approximately 0.5 percent excluding an estimated 7 point impact from the timing of Easter, one point larger than previously expected. First quarter