From
the Big Apple to Mo-Bay: JetBlue Jets
to Jamaica
with Daily Nonstop Service from New York/JFK
--
One way fares to Montego Bay on sale as
low as $129 USD (a) --
NEW YORK (May 21, 2009) - Continuing
its popular expansion in the Caribbean,
customer-favorite JetBlue Airways
(Nasdaq: JBLU) today begins daily nonstop
service to Sangster International Airport
in Montego Bay (Mo-Bay), Jamaica, the
island's second largest city, from its
home base at New York's John F. Kennedy
International Airport (JFK). Convenient
connections to Jamaica are also available
from other Northeast cities via JFK, including
Boston; Buffalo, N.Y.; Burlington, Vt.;
Portland, Maine; and Rochester and Syracuse,
N.Y. Earlier today, the value carrier
also announced its intent to serve Kingston,
Jamaica this fall with nonstop service
from New York/JFK, pending government
operating authority.
To
celebrate, JetBlue is currently offering
a special $129 (a) sale fare each
way between New York and Mo-Bay for travel
between June 1 and September 9, 2009.
Travel must be booked by Friday, May 29
at 11:59 p.m. MT. Blackout dates and other
restrictions apply (a). Regular one-way
fares between New York and Montego Bay
start as low as $159 (a) each way.
"Direct,
affordable flights to Caribbean destinations
like the beautiful, fair weather island
of Jamaica continue to be the most
popular new cities requested by our customers,"
said JetBlue's Senior Vice President of
Customer Services, Rob Maruster. "We
are proud to offer Jamaicans fares up
to 20 percent lower than industry prices
before our entry into Montego Bay. Getting
there is half the fun on JetBlue, with
leggy leather seats, free snacks and drinks,
complimentary first-run movies and award-winning
customer service crewmembers."
"MBJ
Airports Limited is very pleased to see
this new addition to the overall air service
at Sangster International Airport and
we are confident that JetBlue will be
successful in this new market," said
Fernando Bosque, CEO of MBJ Airports Limited.
"We warmly welcome JetBlue customers
and crew to the best airport in the Caribbean,
with our recently completed $183 million
upgrade and expansion. JetBlue provides
another choice for New Yorkers and customers
throughout the JetBlue network to visit
Jamaica and enjoy one of the most diverse
and beautiful destinations in the Caribbean."
"We
are pleased to welcome JetBlue Airways
as a new destination partner and excited
at the prospects for visitors to Jamaica
who will now have an additional carrier
from which to choose. This new service
will be a great option for leisure travelers
and reinforces the strong demand for our
product," said Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica's
Minister of Tourism. "The new service
to Jamaica, which comes a time when many
airlines are consolidating and reducing
service to the region, shows the continuing
popularity of the destination."
"In
a follow up to the November 2008 signing
of the bi-lateral Open Skies Treaty between
Jamaica and the United States we welcome
the introduction of new flights from JetBlue
Airways to the island. JetBlue Airways'
arrival is a tremendous opportunity to
expand the business/tourism links between
the United States and Jamaica," said
James T. Heg, Chargé d'Affaires,
U.S. Embassy Kingston.
JetBlue's conveniently
timed new service from New York to Jamaica:
New
York (JFK) to
Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) |
Montego
Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) to
New York (JFK) |
| Depart
- Arrive |
Depart
- Arrive |
| 7:55
a.m. - 10:51 a.m. |
11:50
a.m. - 4:39 p.m. |
Montego
Bay is the 55th city served in JetBlue's
route network and the 11th Caribbean/Atlantic
destination, including: Aruba; Bermuda;
Cancun; Nassau, the Bahamas; Puerto Plata,
Santiago and Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic; Aguadilla, Ponce and San Juan,
Puerto Rico; and St. Maarten in the Netherlands
Antilles. This fall, the airline also
intends to begin low-fare flights between
JFK and Barbados (effective Oct. 1, 2009)
as well as Saint Lucia (effective October,
2009) pending government operating authority.
Consistently
noted as a leader in customer service
and customer satisfaction, JetBlue will
operate service to Jamaica with its comfortable
150-seat Airbus A320, which offers high-value
amenities including seatback televisions,
all-leather seating, the most legroom
in coach of any U.S. airline (b), and
unlimited free snacks and beverages.
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 currently serves
55 cities with 600 daily flights. New
service begins to Los Angeles International
Airport on June 17 and to Baltimore on
September 9. The airline also intends
to commence service to Barbados and Saint
Lucia in October, subject to receipts
of government operating authority. 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.
# # #
(a)
For travel from New York to Montego Bay,
Jamaica: Travel must be booked by May
29, 2009, 11:59 PM MT. Travel must
take place between June 1, 2009 and September
9, 2009. Travel must be completed by September
9, 2009. Blackout dates for travel are
between June 22, 2009 and July 7, 2009.
Travel from Jamaica to New York must take
place on Wednesday and/or Thursday. Travel
from New York to Jamaica must take place
on Monday and/or Tuesday. Fares may not
be available on all days or on all flights.
All fares are subject to change without
notice. Travel costs $15 more per person
if purchased by telephone, or at an airport
or city ticket office. Fares require up
to a 10-day advance purchase. 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
per person at 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-336-5530
for TTY/TDD), 1-800-963-3014 if located
in Jamaica, 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 $3.60 per domestic segment.
A segment is a takeoff and landing. International
fares also do not include government fees
and taxes of up to $127.60 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. A second bag fee
of $20 applies. DIRECTV(r) service is
not available on flights outside the continental
US. Montego Bay service begins May 21,
2009. Other restrictions apply. ©2009
JetBlue Airways
(b)
JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach,
based on average fleet-wide seat pitch
for U.S. airlines, excluding premium coach
products.
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