NEW YORK, May 3, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) today launched new daily nonstop service from Boston's Logan International Airport to both San Jose, CA and Las Vegas, NV. Today, the carrier also launched new daily nonstop service between Washington's Dulles International Airport and San Diego, CA.
In addition, today JetBlue added several frequencies to existing transcontinental routes. From Boston's Logan International Airport, JetBlue added a third daily roundtrip to both Oakland and LA/Long Beach, both in California.
From Washington's Dulles International Airport, the low-fare carrier added a third daily roundtrip to Oakland and a fourth daily roundtrip to LA/Long Beach.
From New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, the airline added a second daily roundtrip to both San Jose, CA and Ontario, CA, a sixth daily roundtrip to both Oakland and Las Vegas, and a sixth daily roundtrip to Rochester, NY, offering connecting service to JetBlue's transcontinental flights.
From LA/Long Beach, CA, JetBlue added a third daily roundtrip to Las Vegas.
The airline's regular one-way fares for all new service will range from $39(a) to $299(a) each way when booked on the airline's website, www.jetblue.com or by calling 1-800-JETBLUE.
"Connecting existing JetBlue cities with new flights will strengthen our network as we continue to grow," said David Neeleman, JetBlue's Chairman and CEO. "As we 'connect the dots' between these destinations, customers on new flights will experience the onboard amenities and service that makes JetBlue unique, including up to 36 channels of DIRECTV(r) programming, extra legroom and our no overbooking policy."
BOSTON/LOGAN:
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Effective May 3, schedules are as follows, with new flights in
parenthesis:
Boston (BOS) to San Jose (SJC) San Jose to Boston
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
(3:40 pm -- 7:15 pm) (8:20 pm -- 5:00 am) (next day)
Boston (BOS) to Las Vegas (LAS) Las Vegas to Boston
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
(8:30 pm -- 11:20 pm) (12:20 am -- 8:30 am)
(effective 5/4/05)
Boston (BOS) to Oakland (OAK) Oakland to Boston
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
8:30 am -- 12:05 pm 7:20 am -- 4:00 pm)
(effective 5/4/05)
(4:55 pm -- 8:30 pm) 10:05 am -- 6:45 pm
8:00 pm -- 11:35 pm 10:35 pm -- 7:10 am (next day)
Boston (BOS) to Long Beach (LGB) Long Beach to Boston
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
6:30 am -- 9:45 am 7:00 am -- 3:30 pm
(11:30 am -- 2:50 pm) (10:55 am -- 7:25 pm)
4:35 pm -- 7:55 pm 9:00 pm -- 5:20 am (next day)
WASHINGTON/DULLES:
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Effective May 3, schedules are as follows, with new flights in
parenthesis:
Washington/Dulles (IAD) to San Diego to Washington/Dulles
San Diego (SAN)
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
(7:45 pm - 10:15 pm) (6:30 am -- 2:30 pm)
(effective 5/4/05)
Washington/Dulles (IAD) to Oakland to Washington/Dulles
Oakland (OAK)
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
6:30 am -- 9:10 am 9:20 am -- 5:20 pm
(3:50 pm -- 6:35pm) (12:05 pm -- 8:05 pm)
6:40 pm -- 9:30 pm 10:45 pm -- 6:45 am (next day)
Washington/Dulles (IAD) to Long Beach to Washington/Dulles
Long Beach (LGB)
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
6:10 am -- 8:30 am 8:10 am -- 4:05 pm
(10:00 am -- 12:20 pm) 10:10 am -- 6:05 pm
2:25 pm -- 4:55 pm (4:00 pm -- 11:50 pm)
5:45 pm -- 8:15 pm 9:30 pm -- 5:15 am (next day)
NEW YORK/JFK:
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Effective May 3, schedules are as follows, with new flights in
parenthesis:
New York (JFK) to San Jose (SJC) San Jose to New York
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
(8:00 am -- 11:15 am) (12:10 pm -- 8:25 pm)
5:35 pm -- 8:50 pm 9:55 pm -- 6:10 am (next day)
New York (JFK) to Ontario (ONT) Ontario to New York
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
(7:00 am -- 9:40 am) (10:40 am -- 6:50 pm)
8:05 pm -- 10:55 pm 11:59 pm -- 8:10 am (next day)
New York (JFK) to Oakland (OAK) Oakland to New York
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
7:05 am -- 10:15 am 7:10 am -- 3:35 pm
9:25 am -- 12:35 pm 8:50 am -- 5:15 pm
(11:35 am -- 2:40 pm) 11:10 am -- 7:35 am
4:40 pm -- 7:50 pm (1:10 pm -- 9:35 pm)
6:15 pm -- 9:40 pm 3:35 pm -- 11:50 pm
8:35 pm -- 11:50 pm 10:25 pm -- 6:50 am (next day)
New York (JFK) to Las Vegas (LAS) Las Vegas to New York
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
7:00 am -- 9:25 am 1:40 am -- 9:30 am
9:15 am -- 11:40 am 10:25 am -- 6:25 pm
11:00 am -- 1:25 pm 12:45 pm -- 8:50 pm
(1:45 pm -- 4:10 pm) 3:40 pm -- 11:35 pm
7:25 pm -- 10:00 pm (5:15 pm -- 1:15 am) (next day)
10:10 pm -- 12:40 am 11:00 pm -- 6:55 am (next day)
New York (JFK) to Rochester (ROC) Rochester to New York
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
9:25 am -- 10:40 pm (6:10 am -- 7:20 am)
10:30 am -- 11:45 am 8:50 am -- 10:00 am
3:10 pm -- 4:25 pm 11:15 am -- 12:20 pm
5:20 pm -- 6:35 pm 12:20pm -- 1:30 pm
8:15 pm -- 9:35 pm 5:05 pm -- 6:20 pm
(10:35 pm -- 11:45 pm) 7:15 pm -- 8:25 pm
LA/LONG BEACH:
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Effective May 3, schedules are as follows, with new flights in
parenthesis:
Long Beach, CA (LGB) to Las Vegas Las Vegas to Long Beach
(LAS)
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
1:40 pm -- 2:45 pm 2:20 pm -- 3:25 pm
4:45 pm -- 5:50 pm 6:30 pm -- 7:35 pm
(5:45 pm -- 6:50 pm) (7:30 pm -- 8:35 pm)
Long Beach (LGB) to Boston (BOS) Boston to Long Beach
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
7:00 am -- 3:30 pm 6:30 am -- 9:45 am
(10:55 am -- 7:25 pm) (11:30 am -- 2:50 pm)
9:00 pm -- 5:20 am (next day) 4:35 pm -- 7:55 pm
Long Beach (LGB) to Washington/ Washington/Dulles to Long Beach
Dulles (IAD)
Depart -- Arrive Depart -- Arrive
8:10 am -- 4:05 pm 6:10 am -- 8:30 am
10:10 am -- 6:05 pm (10:00 am -- 12:20 pm)
(4:00 pm -- 11:50 pm) 2:25 pm -- 4:55 pm
9:30 pm -- 5:15 am (next day) 5:45 pm -- 8:15 pm
JetBlue is a low-fare, low-cost passenger airline, which provides high-quality customer service. JetBlue operates a fleet of 74 new Airbus A320 aircraft and plans to add 10 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 288 flights a day and serves 29 destinations in 12 states, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. JetBlue plans to commence new service from JFK to Portland, OR on May 17 and to Burbank, CA on May 24.
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. On many flights, a selection of first-run movies and bonus features from FOX InFlight Premium Entertainment may be available.(b)
With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way, and an overnight 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.
(a) 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 $10.10 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(a) to $335(a) each way.
(b) 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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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, our ability to implement our growth strategy including the integration of the Embraer E190 aircraft into our operations, our significant fixed obligations, our ability to maintain our culture, our reliance on high daily aircraft utilization, increases in maintenance costs, fuel prices, insurance costs and interest rates, our dependence on the New York market, our reliance on automated systems and technology, our reliance on sole suppliers, additional government regulation and future acts of terrorism or the threat of such acts or escalation of U.S. military involvement overseas. 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 2004 Annual Report Form 10-K/A 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.