JetBlue Falls as Rising Costs, Hurricane Dim Travel Rebound (3)

JetBlue Airways Corp. dropped the most in more than six months as the carrier laid bare its challenges through the holiday travel season, from rising fuel prices and a hurricane rifling through the Caribbean to a US government shutdown that is slowing air travel.

Like other US airlines, JetBlue executives trumpeted stronger demand for its premium offerings compared with the main cabin as air travel rebounds from past months, when consumers spooked by inflation and the impact of tariffs reined in spending.

But investors are growing impatient with executives’ ability to meet cost-cutting targets. JetBlue President Marty St. George ...