JetBlue Airways Announces Seasonal Jet Service From Boston to Nantucket

BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) is making peak season travel to Massachusetts' beloved summer island escape even easier with the launch of a convenient daily full-size jet service from Boston's Logan International Airport (BOS) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) beginning May 17, 2012 through September 4.   The island will be the carrier's 45th destination served nonstop from Logan. JetBlue will begin service to its 44th destination, Dallas/Ft. Worth, on May 1, 2012.

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To celebrate the new service, flights are on sale today through March 12 at www.jetblue.com/new for an all-in fare of $49 one-way for travel between May 17 and June 13, 2012 (blackout dates May 24 through May 29) (a).  Easy connections via Boston to Nantucket can also be made from other cities including Buffalo, Fort Lauderdale New York's JFK, Orlando, Raleigh/Durham, San Francisco, San Juan, Tampa, Washington, D.C. (DCA) and West Palm Beach. JetBlue also serves the island nonstop seasonally from New York's JFK with two daily flights.

"We're making New Englanders' summer travel to Nantucket even easier with this daily trip to the island," said John Checketts, director of route planning.  "Our continued growth in Boston is focused on where our customers tell us they want to fly!  We're excited to expand our award-winning offerings in the state."

JetBlue's schedule between Boston and Nantucket:

Since launching service in Boston in 2004, JetBlue has added an average of five new destinations per year, and now offers service to the most cities in Logan's entire history as an airport. The airline celebrated a milestone with 100 daily flights in 2011. In addition to this new seasonal nonstop service on JetBlue to Nantucket from Boston, JetBlue customers will continue to have year-round access to Nantucket and other Cape and Islands destinations through its partnership with Massachusetts-based airline Cape Air.

JetBlue's flights from Boston to Nantucket will be operated with its 100-seat Embraer E190 fleet, complete with award-winning service; convenient, assigned, comfy leather seating (with no middle seat); a first-checked bag free (b); complimentary and unlimited name brand snacks and drinks; first-run movies; and more legroom than any other carrier in coach (c).

About JetBlue Airways       
JetBlue, the #1 airline in Boston, is 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) and 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 70 cities with 700 daily flights, and plans to serve Dallas/Fort Worth in May, 2012. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information or reservations call 1-800-JET-BLUE (1-800-538-2583), TTY/TDD 1-800-336-5530, 1-801-365-2583, or visit www.jetblue.com.

(a) Fare must be purchased by 3/12/12 (the earlier of 11:59PM ET or local) for flights between Boston, MA (BOS) and Nantucket, MA (ACK) on Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., and Sat. only between 5/17/12 – 6/13/12.  (Blackout Dates: 5/24/12 – 5/29/12).  21-day advance purchase required.  Fare is subject to availability; 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.  Fare includes government taxes and fees.  First checked bag is free (weight and size limits 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) Baggage weight and size limits apply.

(c) JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach, based on average fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.

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