Airline's Second-Largest Focus City Now Featuring
Premium Low-Fare Service to 30 Cities in Six Countries
Seasonal Service to Bermuda Resumes Today
Austin Route to Operate With Larger Aircraft
BOSTON, May 1, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU), the airline with the most nonstop destinations from Boston's Logan International Airport, today begins daily service to two more top cities: Chicago (O'Hare) and New Orleans. With these new routes, JetBlue now offers its award-winning service between Logan International Airport and 30 destinations across the United States, Aruba, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico.
JetBlue's daily service to Chicago and New Orleans will operate aboard the airline's EMBRAER 190 aircraft. The full-size E190, a quiet 100-seat jet, offers travelers all the comforts they have come to expect on JetBlue: 36 channels of free live DIRECTV(r) programming, more than 100 channels of XM Satellite Radio(r), plus comfy leather seats (and no middle seat!), lots of legroom, and JetBlue's award-winning customer service.
JetBlue's schedule between Boston and Chicago:
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Boston (BOS) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to
Chicago O'Hare (ORD) Boston (BOS)
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Depart - Arrive Depart - Arrive
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7:15 a.m. - 8:53 a.m. 6:55 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
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JetBlue's schedule between Boston and New Orleans:
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Boston (BOS) to New Orleans (MSY) to
New Orleans (MSY) Boston (BOS)
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Depart - Arrive Depart - Arrive
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8:00 a.m. - 10:29 a.m. 11:10 a.m. - 3:24 p.m.
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"Bostonians continue to connect so well with JetBlue's distinctive brand of service and today we're pleased to give them what they've been asking for: more destinations, more affordable flights and more convenient nonstop service across the nation," said Marty St. George, JetBlue's vice president of network planning. "We're proud to be a growing part of the community here in Boston and pleased to be able to take you to more destinations nonstop than any other airline."
Sand without the stops: Bermuda flights resume
In addition to its two new destinations, JetBlue today resumes seasonal nonstop service between Boston and Bermuda. Just two hours from Boston, the picture-perfect island is an easy getaway for New Englanders and an affordable one, too, with one-fares beginning at $149 (a) each way. Flights will operate through October 31, 2008, aboard the comfy EMBRAER 190. Year-round service to Bermuda is available via New York/JFK.
JetBlue's schedule between Boston and Bermuda:
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Boston (BOS) to Bermuda (BDA) to
Bermuda (BDA) Boston (BOS)
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Depart - Arrive Depart - Arrive
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8:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. 2:15 p.m. - 3:33 p.m.
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Everything's bigger in Texas -- including our planes
JetBlue today begins operating larger aircraft on its daily Austin to Boston run in response to continuing strong demand. With the move to a 150-seat Airbus A320 on the popular route, JetBlue now offers 50% more seats on each flight.
JetBlue's schedule between Boston and Austin:
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Boston (BOS) to Austin (AUS) to
Austin (AUS) Boston (BOS)
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Depart - Arrive Depart - Arrive
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8:00 a.m. - 11:11 a.m. 11:55 a.m. - 5:01 p.m.
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Cape Air connections throughout New England
Customers traveling through Boston from most domestic destinations may also take advantage of convenient connecting service operated by JetBlue's marketing partner, Cape Air, to travel onward to some of New England's most beautiful destinations year-round: Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Provincetown, Mass., and Rutland, Vt.
About JetBlue Airways
New York-based JetBlue Airways has created a new airline category based on value, service and style. Known for its award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue is now pleased to offer customers Lots of Legroom and super-spacious Even More Legroom seats. JetBlue introduced complimentary in-flight e-mail and instant messaging services on aircraft "BetaBlue," a first among U.S. domestic airlines. JetBlue is also America's first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with meaningful and specific compensation for customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's control. Visit www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue serves 53 cities with 550 daily flights. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information or reservations call 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583) or visit www.jetblue.com.
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(a) All fares are subject to change without notice. Fares are only available for flights booked at jetblue.com. Travel costs $15 more per person if purchased by telephone or at an airport or city ticket office. Fares require up to a 14-day advance purchase. Travel must be completed by June 11, 2008. Travel must take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Saturday. Fares may not be available on all days or on all flights. Fares are most often found on midweek travel dates. All fares must be purchased at time of reservation, and are one-way, nonrefundable, and nontransferable. Cancellations and changes can be made prior to scheduled departure for $100 at 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-884-9616 if located in Bermuda) or at jetblue.com, with applicable fare adjustment. Cancellations are for a JetBlue travel credit only, which is valid for one year. If a reservation is not changed or canceled prior to scheduled departure, all money associated with the reservation is forfeited. Fares do not include Passenger Facility Charges of up to $9 each way, September 11th Security Fees of up to $5 each way and a Federal Segment Tax of $3.50 per domestic segment. A segment is a takeoff and landing. International fares also do not include government fees and taxes of up to $70.65 each way. All taxes and fees must be paid at the time of purchase. JetBlue reserves the right to deny boarding to passengers without proper documentation. DIRECTV(r) service is not available on flights outside the continental U.S.; however, where applicable FOX InFlight is offered complimentary of these routes. Other restrictions apply.
This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature which represent our management's beliefs and assumptions concerning future events. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and are based on information currently available to us. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to many factors, including, without limitation, our extremely competitive industry; increases in fuel prices, maintenance costs and interest rates; our ability to implement our growth strategy, including the ability to operate reliably the EMBRAER 190 aircraft; our significant fixed obligations; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and maintain our culture as we grow; our reliance on high daily aircraft utilization; our dependence on the New York metropolitan market and the effect of increased congestion in this market; our reliance on automated systems and technology; our being subject to potential unionization; our reliance on a limited number of suppliers; changes in or additional government regulation; changes in our industry due to other airlines' financial condition; and external geopolitical events and conditions. Further information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to, the Company's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.