Atlanta Will Mark 63rd Nonstop Destination from
Boston – More Than Any Other Airline
JetBlue Will Bring Needed Competition
and Award-Winning Customer Service Between Atlanta and All of
Its East Coast Focus Cities: Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, New
York JFK, and Orlando
JetBlue (Nasdaq:JBLU) today announced plans to
grow its Boston focus city by more than 40 percent to 200 peak day
departures, including the launch of its 63rd nonstop destination,
Atlanta. The new route sets in motion the airline’s plan
to further expand its leadership position in Boston, where it
is already the largest airline.
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Service between Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) will begin
March 30, 2017. To celebrate JetBlue’s 63rd nonstop destination
from Boston – the most destinations of any airline at Boston Logan
– JetBlue is launching with an introductory one-way fare of $47 (a)
available starting today.
“Boston travelers have spoken, and we are listening by adding
Atlanta to our route map and expanding our operation to 200 peak
day departures,” said Marty St. George, executive vice president
commercial and planning, JetBlue. “After decades of being
underserved by high-fare legacy carriers, Boston has an airline
that is committed to offering the best service and most nonstop
destinations of any other airline.”
JetBlue will bring its recipe of low fares and award-winning
service to four routes from Atlanta, a city that is dominated by
two of the Big Four airlines. In addition to Boston-Atlanta
flights, JetBlue also intends to add service between Atlanta and
its focus cities of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, New York JFK, and
Orlando.
The addition of Atlanta answers calls from both customers and
crewmembers, which have made Atlanta JetBlue’s most requested new
destination. The new route will be especially attractive to
JetBlue’s Boston-based business customers who have long requested
that the airline serve this important market.
“We are excited to welcome JetBlue to Atlanta,” interim airport
general manager Roosevelt Council, Jr. said. “This newest addition
to our list of carriers will provide additional choice for our
passengers and increase competition at the world's most traveled
airport.”
Flights between Atlanta and Boston will be operated on JetBlue’s
Airbus A320 aircraft featuring the airline’s award-winning customer
service with all-reserved comfortable seating; complimentary and
unlimited name-brand snacks; more than 100 channels of free
SIRIUSXM® radio programming and 36 channels of free, live DIRECTV®
programming on personal seatback televisions; free Fly-Fi
high-speed wireless Internet (b), and the most legroom in coach
(c).
JetBlue has also built a rich portfolio of interline and
codeshare agreements with nearly 50 airlines that help connect
customers through Boston Logan and New York JFK. Customers taking
advantage of the new routes will be able to connect to destinations
throughout the world on carriers such as Emirates, El Al, Aer
Lingus, Etihad, Qatar and Cape Air.
JetBlue Adds More Service Between Boston and the West Coast
and Caribbean
In addition to the flights between Boston and Atlanta, JetBlue
also today announced additional service for its Boston
customers:
- The airline will add a fourth daily
roundtrip Mint flight between Boston and San Francisco
International Airport (SFO) on July 15, 2017, to meet growing
demand from customers seeking an alternative to lesser “premium”
class service offered by legacy carriers on long transcontinental
routes.
- The airline will now offer year-round
service between Boston and Montego Bay’s Sangster International
Airport (MBJ), which currently operates as seasonal service.
- The airline will also expand its
seasonal service between Boston and St. Thomas’ Cyril E. King
Airport (STT) to year-round service.
No Other Airline Focuses on Boston Like JetBlue
Boston is JetBlue’s second largest focus city and continues to
be a key component in its growth strategy. Its past and future
investments in Boston Logan have given Boston an affordable,
award-winning choice for non-stop travel. Over the last five years,
JetBlue has increased its daily departures more than 40 percent,
today offering 140 peak day departures with plans to increase to
200.
“Massport applauds JetBlue’s commitment to Boston,” said
Massport CEO Thomas Glynn. “Their growth is remarkable since they
started operations here 12 years ago with 30 employees. Today, the
airline has more than 3,000 Boston-based crewmembers.”
In addition to the core JetBlue experience customers know and
love – with the most legroom in coach, free unlimited snacks and
soft drinks, free Fly-Fi high speed Internet, seatback
entertainment and friendly service – JetBlue is also expanding its
highly successful Mint experience for customers in Boston looking
for a premium experience when traveling coast-to-coast and to the
Caribbean.
With Mint, JetBlue re-imagined the outdated “business class”
service offered by legacy carriers with lie-flat seating, curated
food and amenities, and hospitality-trained inflight crewmembers –
offered at an affordable price. JetBlue has made premium travel
more accessible and opened a new market untapped by other
carriers.
Every JetBlue flight between Boston and San Francisco (SFO) will
offer Mint by September 21, 2016 and every flight between Boston
and Los Angeles (LAX) will offer Mint by November 18, 2016.
As previously announced, JetBlue will offer six-times weekday
service between LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Boston starting on
October 31, 2016. The airline will also offer two roundtrips on
Saturdays and three roundtrips on Sundays. With the new route,
JetBlue will operate flights between Boston and all three of New
York City’s major airports, providing even more travel options for
customers in both of the airline’s northeast focus cities.
JetBlue’s commitment to Boston extends well beyond it’s presence
at Logan. JetBlue is a proud sponsor of the Boston Red Sox, the New
England Patriots, the Boston Celtics, the Boston Bruins, the Boston
Marathon and TD Garden. JetBlue has also taken part in numerous
community service events in the greater Boston area.
Schedule Between Boston (BOS) and
Atlanta (ATL)
Starting March 30, 2017
BOS – ATL Flight #397
ATL – BOS Flight #996
6:10 a.m. – 9:09 a.m.
7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
BOS – ATL Flight #1097 ATL –
BOS Flight #396 8:30
a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 9:55 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.
BOS – ATL Flight
#697 ATL – BOS Flight #404
1:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
12:20 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
BOS – ATL Flight #797
ATL – BOS Flight #696
4:00 – p.m. – 6:59 p.m. 4:55 p.m. –
7:35 p.m.
BOS – ATL
Flight #997 ATL – BOS Flight #796
6:55 p.m. – 9:55 p.m.
7:45 p.m. – 10:20 p.m.
About JetBlue
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 35 million customers a year to 97 cities in the
U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America with an average
of 925 daily flights. For more information please visit
jetblue.com.
(a)
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taxes and fees and must be purchased by 09/08/2016 (the
earlier of 11:59 PM ET or local) for flights between for
flights between Boston, MA (BOS) and Atlanta, GA (ATL) on all days
of the week between 03/30/2017– 05/02/2017. 14-day advance
purchase required. Limited exceptions apply; all fares are subject
to limited availability; may not be available on all days or all
flights; may change without notice; must be purchased at time of
reservation; and are one-way, non-stop (except as otherwise noted),
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for boarding. For BLUE fares, first checked bag is $20 by
web check-in and kiosk or $25 at check-in counter and
second bag is $35. Additional bags (over two)
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flight's departure may be cancelled without penalty up to 24 hours
after the reservation is made. Changes and cancellations made 60
days or more prior to departure date: BLUE: $70 per
person fee plus difference in fare. For BLUE fares
under $100, $70 per person plus difference in fare;
for BLUE fares between $100 and $149.99, $90 per
person plus difference in fare; and for BLUE fares
of $150 or more, $135 per person plus
difference in fare. Cancellations receive JetBlue travel
credit, valid for one year. Changes/cancellations must be made
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(b) Fly-Fi is not available on flights operating outside of
the continental U.S. For flights originating outside of the
continental U.S., Fly-Fi will be available once the aircraft
returns to the coverage area. Fly-Fi is available on most
JetBlue-operated flights, with fleet-wide installation complete by
the end of 2016. (c) JetBlue offers the most legroom in
coach, based on average fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
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