JetBlue Airways to Fly to the Land of Enchantment: The Only Nonstop
Service Between New York and Albuquerque, New Mexico to Begin April
22, 2013
NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2012
/PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline™, today announces
it will offer New York's only
nonstop service to the sun-drenched southwestern city of
Albuquerque starting April 22, 2013. Mayor Richard J. Berry
recently announced the airline's intent to serve New Mexico's largest city with a daily flight
between John F. Kennedy International (JFK) Airport and Albuquerque
International Sunport (ABQ) during the annual State of the City
address.
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Albuquerque is JetBlue's first
destination in New Mexico, the
Land of Enchantment, and will be the 77th destination
served in the airline's growing route network. To celebrate,
today through Friday, Nov. 23, 2012
customers can book flights between Albuquerque and New
York for as low as $66 one way
at www.jetblue.com (a), in a nod to the historic Route 66 that
runs through the heart of Albuquerque. The special fares are
available for travel between April 22 and
May 22, 2013.
"JetBlue is pleased to offer customers the only nonstop service
from the Big Apple to the beautiful, blue skies city of
Albuquerque," said Dave Barger, CEO and president of JetBlue
Airways Corp. "The city is a popular vacation and business
destination, rich in culture and arts, heritage and history, and
home to the world's largest hot air balloon festival. We look
forward to earning the loyalty of even more customers in the
southwest with our new service to New
Mexico."
"This is a huge step for Albuquerque that will add to our opportunities
for business and leisure travel. New York City is the largest market in the
country and we now have non-stop service. This will make us
more business, convention and tourist friendly, which is good news
for us all," said Mayor Richard J.
Berry. "The JetBlue brand is a tremendous product and
the city looks forward to a long-term partnership and additional
growth opportunities with the airline."
JetBlue's schedule between New
York and Albuquerque:
JFK to
ABQ:
|
ABQ to
JFK:
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Depart –
Arrive
|
Depart –
Arrive
|
8:25 p.m.
– 11:04 p.m.
|
11:55 p.m.
– 5:57 a.m.
|
– Flights operate year round beginning
Monday, April 22, 2013 –
|
Customers traveling between Albuquerque and New
York can conveniently connect onwards to dozens of other
cities in JetBlue's route network: Aruba; Bermuda; Boston,
Mass.; Buffalo,
Rochester and Syracuse, N.Y.; Burlington, Vt.; Charleston, S.C.; Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm
Beach, Florida; Grand
Cayman; Kingston, Jamaica;
La Romana, Puerto Plata,
Punta Cana, Samana, Santiago and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic; Nantucket, Mass. (eff. May 16); Nassau,
The Bahamas; Portland, Maine; Providenciales, Turks and
Caicos; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and
St. Maarten.
JetBlue's flights from Albuquerque will be operated with its 150-seat
Airbus A320 fleet complete with the carrier's well-known premium
offerings, including a first checked bag free (b), assigned leather
seating with legroom to spare, and more than 140 channels of
complimentary live television and radio on personal seatback
screens (c). All flights also include JetBlue's superior and
personable customer service and free and unlimited assortment of
name brand snacks and drinks for the ride.
About JetBlue
Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown
Airline™ with other focus cities in Boston, Fort
Lauderdale, Los Angeles,
Orlando and San Juan. Known for its award-winning service
and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue offers the most
legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on average fleet-wide
seat pitch) as well as super-spacious Even
More Space seats. 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 74 cities with 750 daily flights and
plans to launch service to Providence,
Rhode Island on Nov. 29, 2012
and Charleston, South Carolina in
early 2013. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are
one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information
call +1 800-538-2583 (TTY/TDD +1 800-336-5530) from the
USA, or visit www.jetblue.com.
(a) Fare includes government
taxes/fees and must be purchased by 11/23/12 (the earlier of 11:59 PM ET or local) for flights between
New York, NY (JFK) and
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) on Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Saturday only between 4/22/12 – 5/22/12. 14-day advance purchase
required. Fare is subject to availability; may not be available on
all flights; may change without notice; must be purchased at time
of reservation; and is one-way, nonstop, nonrefundable and
nontransferable. Reservations made one week or more prior to
a flight's scheduled departure may be canceled without penalty up
to 24 hours after the reservation is made. First checked bag is
free (weight and size limits and exceptions for itineraries
including flights marked or operated by other airlines
apply). Fare does not include fees for
oversized/overweight/extra baggage or other fees for
products/services sold separately. To view baggage fees and
other optional services and fees, click here.
$20 fee per person applies to fares (not Award flights)
purchased by phone or at an airport or ticket office.
Cancellations/changes must be made prior to scheduled departure
(otherwise all money for fare is forfeited); $100 change/cancel fee per person will apply, and
for changes, there may be a fare adjustment. Cancellations
receive JetBlue travel credit, valid for one year. Proper
documentation required for boarding. Other
restrictions apply.
(b) Weight and size limits apply. Bag fee may
apply to itineraries including flights operated or marketed by
other airlines.
(c) Live satellite TV and radio programming is not
available on flights outside the continental U.S.
Reservations
+1 800 JETBLUE (538 2583)
TTY/TDD: +1 800 336-5530
www.jetblue.com
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