Plus: Boston-Seattle Starts at $59 (a) Each Way and
Newark-San Juan Starts at $59 (a) Each Way
NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) has plenty of Winter Clearance sale fares still available for purchase through Jan. 19, 2006.
"We want our customers to skip town and the winter blues," said JetBlue CEO David Neeleman. "With these super sale fares and our expanded flight schedule -- JetBlue now has more flights from New York to Florida and the West Coast than any other airline -- they really have no excuse to stay home."
JetBlue's Winter Clearance sale fares apply to travel that begins Jan. 3, 2006, and is completed no later than Feb. 15 for Florida and Caribbean destinations and is completed no later than April 4 for transcontinental flights. Travel must be purchased by Jan. 19, and requires a seven day advance purchase, except for travel between Boston and New York or Washington, D.C. (a)
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Between: And the West/
West Coast: One-way fares start at:
Long Beach, CA
Washington, D.C. (Dulles) Oakland, CA $99 (a)
San Diego, CA
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Fort Lauderdale, FL $69 (a)
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Between: And Southeast: One-way fares start at:
Boston, MA $69 (a)
Buffalo, NY(1) Fort Lauderdale, FL
Burlington, VT(1) Orlando, FL
Newark, NJ West Palm Beach, FL
New York City, NY Fort Myers, FL
Rochester, NY(1) Tampa, FL
Syracuse, NY(1) New Orleans, LA
(1)Southbound Sunday through Wednesday; Northbound Tuesday
through Friday
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Between Boston and: New York (JFK) $40 (a)
Washington, D.C. (Dulles)
Boston- Washington DC begins Jan. 17, 2006
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From: To: One-way fares start at:
Nassau, The Bahamas $79 (a)
Aguadilla, PR
New York (JFK) Ponce, PR
Boston, MA San Juan, PR
Santiago, Dominican
Republic
Newark, NJ San Juan, PR $59 (a)
Nassau, The Bahamas Boston and New York $86 (a)
Santiago, DR Boston and New York $92 (a)
Boston-Nassau service begins Feb. 2, 2006
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Between: And the West/ One-way fares start at:
West Coast:
Boston, MA Austin, TX $79 (a)
Denver, CO $79 (a)
Las Vegas, NV $79 (a)
Long Beach, CA $99 (a)
Oakland, CA $99 (a)
Seattle, WA $59 (a)
San Jose, CA $99 (a)
Boston-Austin service begins Jan. 19, 2006.
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Between: And the West/ One-way fares start at:
West Coast:
New York City, NY Austin, TX $79 (a)
Burbank, CA $109 (a)
Denver, CO $99 (a)
Las Vegas, NV $109 (a)
Long Beach, CA $109 (a)
Oakland, CA $109 (a)
Ontario, CA $109 (a)
Phoenix, AZ $109 (a)
Portland, OR $99 (a)
Sacramento, CA $99 (a)
Salt Lake City, UT $99 (a)
San Diego, CA $109 (a)
San Jose, CA $99 (a)
Seattle, WA $99 (a)
New York (JFK)-Austin service begins Jan. 19, 2006.
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JetBlue Airways is a low-fare airline based in New York City that operates 340 flights daily to 33 destinations. JetBlue offers customers roomy leather seats with 36 channels of free DIRECTV(r) (b) programming, the most live television offered by any airline. On flights longer than two hours, the airline also features a selection of first-run movies and bonus features from FOX InFlight(tm). Customers enjoy brand name snacks and beverages, including fine wines selected by JetBlue's "Low Fare Sommelier," Joshua Wesson, founder of Best Cellars. 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) All sale fares (except between Boston-New York and Boston-Washington D.C.) require a 7-day advance purchase. All travel must be booked by Jan. 19, 2006. Travel for Florida, New Orleans and the Caribbean must begin no earlier than Jan. 3 and must be complete by Feb. 15, 2006. All other travel must begin no earlier than Jan. 3 and must be complete by April 4, 2006. Sale fares may not be available on all days or on all flights. Sales 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. Changes can be made prior to scheduled departure for a fee of $30 per person plus any applicable difference in airfare. Changes can be made online at jetblue.com, by calling 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583), or if located in the Dominican Republic, by calling 1-200-9898. Cancellations can be made prior to scheduled departure for a fee of $30 per person by calling 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583), or if located in the Dominican Republic, by calling 1-200-9898. Cancellations are valid for a JetBlue air-only travel credit, 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 $3.20 (or effective on/after January 1, 2006 $3.30) per domestic segment. A segment is a takeoff and landing. Caribbean fares also do not include government fees and taxes of up to $71.05 (or effective on/after January 1, 2006 $71.45) 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. Other restrictions apply.
(b) DIRECTV(r) service is not available on flights between JFK or Newark and Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic; however, FOX InFlight is offered complimentary on these routes. FOX InFlight is a trademark of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. JetBlue's in-flight entertainment is powered by LiveTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue.
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