JetBlue Becomes Only Airline With Free, High-Speed Wi-Fi at Every Seat
January 11 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Fast and always-free Fly-Fi® keeps customers
connected on the ground and in the air, from departure gate to
arrival gate
Airline creates an experience like your living
room in the sky with free movies, video on demand, Amazon Video
streaming, chatting, DIRECTV®, all-you-can-eat snacks, the most
legroom in coach (a)
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU), the airline that changed in-flight
entertainment forever when it first put live television at every
seat, today announced its latest onboard enhancement: always-free
and speedy Wi-Fi connectivity on every aircraft from the departure
gate to the arrival gate (b).
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JetBlue Becomes Only Airline With Free,
High-Speed Wi-Fi at Every Seat (Graphic: Business Wire)
JetBlue’s Fly-Fi®, which clocks in at broadband speeds beating
sluggish and pricey Wi-Fi offerings onboard other carriers, keeps
customers connected with an Internet experience similar to what
they have at home, including the ability to stream video and use
multiple devices at once. The service enables JetBlue to deliver
Amazon Video streaming entertainment to customers onboard to their
personal devices, as well as web surfing and chatting on favorite
messaging apps.
First introduced in December 2013 on a single aircraft, JetBlue
has expanded Fly-Fi, recently completing installation on its entire
fleet of 227 Airbus A320s, A321s and Embraer 190s. During this
time, Fly-Fi has become one of JetBlue’s most popular features,
joining other customer-favorites like free DIRECTV® at every seat,
all-you-can-eat name-brand snacks, and the most legroom in coach
(a).
“It’s 2017 and our customers expect to be connected everywhere,
whether that be from the comfort of their sofa or 35,000 feet above
it.” said Jamie Perry, vice president of marketing, JetBlue.
“That’s why we’re so proud that JetBlue is now the only airline to
offer free, high-speed Wi-Fi, live TV and movies for all customers
on every plane.”
Another First: Gate-to-Gate Connectivity
JetBlue continues to set its experience ahead of other airlines
by becoming the first in the U.S. to offer gate-to-gate internet
connectivity on every aircraft. Gate-to-gate Fly-Fi eliminates the
need to wait until reaching cruising altitude to get connected.
Instead, customers can email, surf, stream, tweet and shop from the
moment they board until they reach the arrival gate.
Endless In-Flight Entertainment on JetBlue
With access to fresh and free content in and out of Fly-Fi
coverage areas, JetBlue’s entertainment portal “The Hub” offers
customers the ability to read, watch, buy and learn while onboard.
The newest content partner in The Hub is Vox’s premiere technology
and culture platform, The Verge, which reaches people curious about
the future.
Customers can also use Fly-Fi’s high-speed connection for true
Internet streaming of Amazon Video on their personal devices or
shop on Amazon.com to earn three TrueBlue points for every dollar
spent on every purchase. (c)
Fly-Fi builds on JetBlue’s existing in-flight offerings offered
on seatback televisions and personal devices:
- 36 channels of free DIRECTV on E190 and
A320 aircraft and 100-plus channels on A321 aircraft
- 100-plus channels of free SiriusXM
fleet-wide
- Free Hollywood blockbusters on seatback
televisions
- Newly added audio/visual on-demand
(AVOD) on A321 touchscreens at every seat, allowing customers to
choose and control playback of nearly 30 curated movie selections
including the latest Hollywood blockbusters and JetBlue crewmember
picks
- Curated video from Amazon, PureWow, and
more on the JetBlue TV channel
Earn TrueBlue Loyalty Points for Shopping on Amazon
Amazon and JetBlue travelers can now earn more from the
partnership that already allows customers to stream entertainment
in the air. The generous shop-and-earn program for JetBlue’s
TrueBlue loyalty members offers three TrueBlue points per every
eligible dollar spent to those who shop on Amazon.com — in the air
or on the ground when using the unique JetBlue link at
www.jetblue.com/amazon (c).
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 100 cities in the U.S., Caribbean and Latin
America with an average of 925 daily flights. For more information,
please visit jetblue.com.
(a) JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach, based on average
fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
(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.
(c) In order to earn TrueBlue points for shopping on Amazon, you
need to sign into your TrueBlue account and use your unique link.
Once signed in, you can earn 3 TrueBlue points for every $1 spent
on Amazon on any eligible item. To see list of items excluded from
earning points, click here
[https://trueblue.jetblue.com/web/trueblue/amazon]. Points will be
posted at least 60 days after the item is shipped.
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