Silver Airways and JetBlue Further Partnership With Codeshare
March 16 2015 - 1:00PM
Silver Airways, Florida's largest intrastate airline, and JetBlue
Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) today announced a codeshare partnership,
giving customers of both airlines easy and convenient access to
even more destinations in Florida and the Bahamas.
Customers of both airlines benefit by booking a single ticket
for travel on JetBlue with connections to a variety of Florida
destinations served by Silver Airways, and travelers from Silver
Airways' Florida destinations can easily connect to JetBlue's Latin
America and Caribbean network. In addition, customers receive
baggage transfers, as well as the opportunity to earn TrueBlue
frequent flyer points on all Silver Airways flights.
By code sharing with Silver Airways, JetBlue is expanding its
Florida network to offer even more connecting itineraries,
including Gainesville, Key West, Pensacola, and Tallahassee.
Silver's intra-Florida flights also allow JetBue to add new
connections between Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, and Tampa
with points throughout the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America.
Under the agreement, JetBlue will place its airline designator
code (B6) on nearly 500 of Silver's almost 700 intra-Florida
flights per week, or over 70 percent of Silver's Florida
flights.
Itineraries from JetBlue's network are now available for sale at
JetBlue.com for travel starting March 29, 2015, connecting to
codeshare routes operated by Silver Airways in Florida.
Silver Airways and JetBlue are also working towards adding
codeshare flights on 13 routes to Silver's seven Bahamian
destinations soon, subject to receipt of regulatory
authorizations.
In addition, Silver Airways looks forward to continuing to
welcome JetBlue customers aboard its other intra-Florida and
Bahamas flights on which travelers can also earn TrueBlue
points.
"We are delighted to expand our partnership with JetBlue to a
full codeshare," said Silver Airways CEO Sami Teittinen. "As
Florida's largest intrastate airline, we are committed to providing
a valuable and critical travel link for Florida visitors and
residents. This codeshare partnership will further strengthen both
of our networks, providing business and leisure customers with even
more travel options to and within Florida and the Bahamas."
"Whether you're originating in Florida, or you're on your way
there, our codeshare with Silver Airways gives customers an easy
way to book travel and earn TrueBlue points across our route
networks," said Scott Laurence, senior vice president, airline
planning, JetBlue. "With this codeshare, we can help our customers
get to destinations like Key West and Pensacola more easily, while
offering customers in Silver Airways cities connections to
incredible JetBlue destinations."
In just 19 months since beginning operations as an independent
airline, Silver Airways has developed a diverse and growing
portfolio of airline partnerships that today includes codeshare
agreements with JetBlue and United, as well as interline agreements
with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways, Bahamasair,
Alaska Airlines, Hahn Air, and All Nippon Airways. "This agreement
is further validation of Silver Airways' commitment to supporting
partner airlines' route networks with intra-Florida and Bahamas
flying," added Teittinen. "The new JetBlue codeshare agreement is a
perfect example of how Silver Airways continues to strategically
develop airline partnerships that synergistically complement its
partner airlines' networks."
About Silver Airways
As the airline of choice for Florida and the Bahamas, Silver
Airways operates more routes within Florida and between Florida and
the Bahamas than any other airline. The airline averages nearly 145
daily flights to 28 destinations in Florida and the Bahamas, as
well as the Mid-Atlantic region from Washington-Dulles. Silver
is a codeshare partner with JetBlue and United Airlines, and has
interline agreements with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US
Airways, Alaska Airlines, Bahamasair, Hahn Air, and All Nippon
Airways. Silver's fleet is comprised of 27 highly reliable and
fuel-efficient 34-seat Saab 340B Plus turbo-prop
aircraft. With the lowest accident rate of any other
commercial aircraft, Saab is the safest in the world. Silver
is privately owned by Victory Park Capital, a Chicago-based
investment firm that launched the airline in May 2011. Visit
Silver Airways at silverairways.com.
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline™, and a leading carrier
in Boston, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach),
Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 32 million
customers a year to 87 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin
America with an average of 825 daily flights. Upcoming destinations
include: Cleveland on April 30; Reno-Tahoe, Nev. on May 28; and
Grenada on June 11, 2015 (subject to receipt of government
operating authority). For more information please visit
JetBlue.com.
CONTACT: Media Contacts:
Misty Pinson
Director of Public Relations and Communications
954-494-7761
mediarelations@silverairways.com
JetBlue Corporate Communications
718-709-3089
corpcomm@jetblue.com
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