NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) is adding new service between San Jose's Mineta International Airport and Boston's Logan International, and adding a daytime flight between San Jose and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
JetBlue will launch the new Boston daily nonstop service on May 3 and add its second daily nonstop flight between San Jose and JFK on June 17. JetBlue commenced service from San Jose in June 2004 with one daily flight to JFK.
The airline's regular one-way fares between San Jose and both Boston and New York range from $144* to $299*. However, JetBlue is offering a "Take 5" sale fare on these routes which starts from $85* each way. This sale fare requires a 5-day advance purchase, and must be bought at www.jetblue.com or by calling 1-800-JETBLUE by January 18, 2005. Travel must be completed by May 25, 2005. Customers should book early as seats are limited and may not be available on all flights.
The schedules for the new service are:
Boston (BOS) to San Jose (SJC)
Depart - Arrive
3:40 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. (effective 5/3/05)
San Jose to Boston
Depart - Arrive
8:20 p.m. - 5:00 a.m. (effective 5/3/05)
New York (JFK) to San Jose (SJC)
Depart - Arrive
7:35 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. (effective 6/17/05)
5:35 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.
San Jose to New York
Depart - Arrive
11:45 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (effective 6/17/05)
9:55 p.m. - 6:10 a.m.
"We're really excited to be adding two new services from San Jose less than a year after we launched our first daily roundtrip from there to JFK," said David Neeleman, JetBlue's Chairman and CEO. "In May, we're looking forward to connecting San Jose and Boston and then, in June, add a daytime flight to New York, giving our JFK-bound customers a choice of departure times."
JetBlue is a low-fare, low-cost passenger airline, which provides high-quality customer service. JetBlue operates a fleet of 69 new Airbus A320 aircraft and plans to add 15 additional A320s and 7 Embraer E190s to its fleet in 2005. Based at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, JetBlue currently operates 276 flights a day and serves 30 destinations in 12 states, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas.
All JetBlue aircraft feature roomy leather seats, all equipped with an in-seat digital entertainment system offering up to 36 channels of free DIRECTV(r) programming and, on many flights, a selection of first-run movies and bonus features from FOX InFlight Premium Entertainment.**
With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way, and a Saturday night stay is never required. For more information, schedules and fares, please visit www.jetblue.com or call JetBlue reservations at 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583), 1-888-538-2583 if calling from Puerto Rico, or 1-200-9898 if calling from the Dominican Republic. This press release, as well as past press releases, can be found on www.jetblue.com.
* Domestic fares do not include Passenger Facility Charges of up to $9.00 each way, September 11th Security Fees of up to $5.00 each way and a Federal Segment Tax of $3.20 per segment. Bahamas, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic fares do not include Passenger Facility Charges of up to $9.00 each way, U.S. Departure Tax of $14.10 each way and September 11th Security Fees of up to $5.00 each way. Bahamas fares also do not include U.S. APHIS and Immigration Fees of up to $11.95 and Bahamas Departure Taxes of up to $22. Dominican Republic fares also do not include U.S. APHIS and Immigration Fees of up to $11.95, Airport Authority and Infrastructure Fees of up to $22.45 each way and Airport Departure Tax of up to $20.00. Fares for travel originating from or purchased in the Dominican Republic will range from $133* to $335* each way.
** DIRECTV(r) service is not available on flights between JFK and Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic; however, where available, FOX InFlight Premium Entertainment is offered complimentary on these routes.
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