Photo Release -- While the CFO is Away, Jetters Will Play! JetBlue Airways
Launches Fall Sale With Fares the CFO Wouldn't Approve
Value airline urges customers to grab fares as low as $39 each way
(a) before he returns on August 6
Enter-to-win two roundtrip tickets daily to destinations across
JetBlue's network in the 'Jetters Will Play' Sweepstakes (b)
NEW YORK, July 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- JetBlue Airways' Chief Financial
Officer, Ed Barnes, headed out on his annual vacation this morning unaware that
the airline's revenue management team would use the opportunity to give
customers even greater low fares for its annual fall sale, which launches today.
The 'Jetters Will Play' Sale is only available while Ed is away. Travel must be
booked online at www.jetblue.com before Wed., August 6.
A photo accompanying this release is available at
http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5283
"Ed is a fiscally responsible guy -- a great CFO, in fact -- but we felt it was
time to cut loose a little," said Fiona Morrison, JetBlue's director of brand
management and advertising. "With Ed away, we're giving all the jetters out
there a chance to scoop up fares as low as $39 each way to destinations across
the U.S and the Caribbean. We know he'll understand when he sees how much fun
our customers are having."
In addition to these fall sale fares, customers can also enter for the chance to
win two roundtrip tickets each day to the following destinations during the
'Jetters Will Play' sweepstakes (b):
* Mon., July 28: Austin, TX * Fri.-Sun., August 1-3: Nassau, Bahamas
* Tues., July 29: California * Mon., August 4: New York
* Wed., July 30: Chicago, IL * Tues., August 5: Puerto Rico
* Thurs., July 31: Florida * Wed., August 6: St. Maarten
One-way sale fares as low as $79 (a) are available between Austin, TX and Fort
Lauderdale, FL or Long Beach/L.A., CA; or $99 (a) one-way between New York's
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Ponce or Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
New western routes are on sale between Long Beach and San Jose for $39 (a) or
between Burbank and Las Vegas for $59 (a), or jet from Seattle to Long Beach for
as little as $99 (a). Las Vegas to Salt Lake City is on sale for $44 (a); and
one-way fares as low as $79 (a) are available from Long Beach to Portland,
Oregon or $69 (a) to Sacramento.
Sale fares must be purchased by 11:59 p.m. MDT on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 and
require up to a 7-day advance purchase. Travel to Northeast and Florida must
take place between September 3, 2008 and December 17, 2008. Travel to the
Caribbean, Mexico, and Western states must take place between August 11, 2008
and November 1, 2008. Blackout dates and other restrictions apply (a).
Additional Jetters Will Play Sale fares include:
Austin, TX to/from:
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Fort Lauderdale, FL $79 (a) Seattle, WA $169 (a)
Long Beach, CA $79 (a) San Jose, CA $179 (a)
New York (JFK) $149 (a) Tampa, FL $89 (a)
Orlando, FL $89 (a) Washington, D.C.
San Francisco, CA $129 (a) (Dulles) $69 (a)
West Palm Beach, FL $94 (a)
Boston, MA to/from:
------------------- Buffalo, NY to/from Florida:
Austin, TX $149 (a) ----------------------------
Buffalo, NY $59 (a) Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers
Charlotte, NC $69 (a) or Orlando, FL $94 (a)
Chicago, IL $109 (a)
Fort Lauderdale, FL $94 (a) Fort Lauderdale, FL to/from:
Jacksonville, FL $89 (a) ----------------------------
Las Vegas, NV $139 (a) Charlotte, NC $69 (a)
Long Beach, CA $169 (a) Raleigh/Durham, NC $59 (a)
New Orleans, LA $94 (a) Richmond, VA $79 (a)
New York (JFK) $59 (a) Washington, D.C.
Oakland, CA $179 (a) (Dulles) $89 (a)
Orlando, FL $94 (a)
Pittsburgh, PA $79 (a) Las Vegas, NV to/from:
Raleigh/Durham, NC $69 (a) ----------------------
Richmond, VA $69 (a) Burbank, CA $59 (a)
Portland, OR $79 (a) Salt Lake City, UT $44 (a)
Sacramento, CA $69 (a)
San Jose, CA $39 (a) Long Beach, CA (L.A.) to/from:
Seattle, WA $99 (a) ------------------------------
Washington, D.C. Las Vegas, NV $59 (a)
(Dulles) $169 (a) Oakland, CA $54 (a)
Portland, ME $59 (a)
New York/White Plains (HPN) Raleigh/Durham, NC $59 (a)
to/from Florida: Richmond, VA $59 (a)
-------------------------- Rochester, NY $59 (a)
Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, San Diego, CA $169 (a)
or West Palm Beach $89 (a) San Francisco, CA $179 (a)
Orlando, Tampa $79 (a) San Jose, CA $179 (a)
Salt Lake City, UT $149 (a)
New York John F. Kennedy (JFK) Sarasota, FL $89 (a)
to/from: St. Maarten $169 (a)
----------------------------- Syracuse, NY $59 (a)
Aruba, The Tampa, FL $89 (a)
Netherlands $169 (a) Washington, D.C.
Aguadilla, (Dulles) $59 (a)
Puerto Rico $99 (a) West Palm Beach, FL $89 (a)
Buffalo, NY $59 (a)
Burbank, CA $169 (a) New York (LGA/) to/from
Burlington, VT $59 (a) Florida:
Cancun, Mexico $155 (a) -----------------------
Charlotte, NC $59 (a) Fort Lauderdale, Orlando or
Chicago, IL $129 (a) West Palm Beach $89 (a)
Denver, CO $149 (a)
Fort Lauderdale, FL $89 (a) New York/Newark (EWR) to/from
Fort Myers, FL $89 (a) Florida:
Houston, TX $139 (a) -----------------------------
Jacksonville, FL $79 (a) Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers,
Las Vegas, NV $159 (a) Orlando, Tampa, or West Palm
Long Beach, CA $169 (a) Beach $89 (a)
Nassau, The Bahamas $131 (a)
New Orleans, LA $94 (a) Orlando, FL to/from:
Oakland, CA $179 (a) --------------------
Orlando, FL $89 (a) Aguadilla,
Pittsburgh, PA $59 (a) Puerto Rico $79 (a)
Ponce, Puerto Rico $99 (a) Cancun, Mexico $99 (a)
Ponce, Puerto Rico $69 (a)
Richmond, VA $79 (a)
Washington, D.C.
(Dulles) $89 (a)
San Diego, CA to/from:
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Seattle, WA $119 (a)
Salt Lake City, UT $89 (a)
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 600 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) For travel intra-California and to/from California, Utah, Texas, Arizona,
Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Mexico, Aruba, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and/or
St. Maarten, travel must take place between August 11, 2008 and November 1,
2008. Travel must be completed by November 1, 2008. Travel to/from Mexico,
Aruba, Puerto Rico, and/or Bahamas must take place on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and/or Thursday. Travel to/from St. Maarten must take place on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and/or Sunday. Travel to/from
California, Utah, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, and/or Colorado
must take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Saturday. For all other city
pairs, travel must take place between September 3, 2008 and December 17, 2008.
Travel must be completed by December 17, 2008. Blackout dates for travel are
between November 22, 2008 and December 2, 3008. Travel must take place on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. 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 booked by August 6, 2008, 11:59 PM MT. 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 per person at 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-861-3372 if
located in Mexico, 1-297-588-5388 if located in Aruba, 1-801-365-2583 if located
in St. Maarten) 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 $71.25 each way. Puerto Rico fares also do
not include a US Departure Tax of $15.40 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. Other
restrictions apply.
(b) No purchase necessary to enter or receive a prize. Sweepstakes begins at
Midnight Eastern Daylight Time ("EDT") on July 28, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 PM
EDT on August 6, 2008. Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the fifty (50)
United States and the District of Columbia aged 18 years or older. Void in
Antilles, Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cancun, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto
Rico, outside the U.S. and where prohibited and restricted by law. See Official
Rules at www.jetbluesweepstakes.com for details.
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 and our new terminal at JFK; 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.
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