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JetBlue preps for slow recovery as it posts USD320 million quarterly loss

Thursday, 30 July 20203 min read
JetBlue preps for slow recovery as it posts USD320 million quarterly loss

JetBlue Airways posted a second quarter net loss of $320 million.

The New York-based airline said it flew just 616,000 passengers in the three month period ended June 30, which is down a massive 94%.

That led to a plunge in revenue of 90% or $215 million, down from $2.1 billion during the same quarter last year.

The airline says the market has bottomed out from historic low passenger numbers a couple of months ago, but the longed-for recovery back to 2019 levels is a long way off.

It projects third quarter revenue will improve only marginally, and expects it to be down by 80%.

JetBlue said it expects to further reduce cash burn to $7-9 million a day during the third quarter.

The airline said it has about $2.9 billion in cash and total liquidity of about $3.4 billion, which includes cash from federal loans.

by Ray Montgomery, US editor