JetBlue Cements Place in Red Sox Nation: Boston’s Largest Airline to Serve as the Official Airline of the Boston Red Sox Th...
March 27 2017 - 10:06AM
Business Wire
Partnership Launches with a Celebration at
Boston Public Schools alongside Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced its continued commitment
to serve as Official Airline of the Boston Red Sox through the 2030
season. An expansion of the current relationship, this agreement
allows Boston’s largest airline to further invest in the city, Red
Sox fans and the community.
Part of the sponsorship agreement includes a joint commitment by
the two organizations to the Boston community each year for the
duration of the partnership. In celebration of the continued
partnership, close to 43,000 custom, co-branded JetBlue and Red Sox
hats were delivered today to students and staff in Kindergarten
through 8th grade at 104 Boston Public Schools across the city.
This special hat delivery was launched at the West Zone Early
Learning Center and Hennigan School in Jamaica Plain with support
from Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Red Sox President Sam Kennedy,
Red Sox Foundation Board Member Linda Henry, JetBlue Executive Vice
President of Commercial and Planning Marty St. George, Boston
Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tommy Chang, and Red Sox mascot
Wally the Green Monster and his sister Tessie.
“Outside of playing winning baseball, our biggest points of
pride come from the relationships we have built with our partners
and within our community,” said Red Sox Executive Vice President
Troup Parkinson. “Over the past nine years, JetBlue has been one of
our most valued partners, and we are thrilled to have a long-term
commitment with a like-minded company that is equally devoted to
serving the Boston community.”
JetBlue is Boston’s largest airline, currently with 150 daily
departures and plans to increase service to 200 peak day
departures. Later this week, JetBlue will launch service to
Atlanta, becoming the 63rd nonstop destination served from
Boston.
“The Boston Red Sox have been a valued partner of JetBlue since
launching our partnership more than nine years ago,” said Marty St.
George, executive vice president, commercial and planning, JetBlue.
"From painting a plane, supporting JetBlue Park during spring
training, to honoring Boston icon Big Papi’s last season, JetBlue
has proven to be a dedicated member of Red Sox Nation – and we’re
excited to support the home team for the next 13 years.”
Committed to the New England area, in addition to the Boston Red
Sox, JetBlue is a fan and proud sponsor of the The New England
Patriots, the Boston Celtics, the Boston Bruins, the Boston
Marathon and TD Garden. Additionally, JetBlue continues to invest
in the local community by contributing to organizations such as
Better Beaches, Boston Parks & Recreation Department, Charles
River Association, and funding an entirely new KABOOM! Playground
in Hyde Park.
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 38 million
customers a year to 100 cities in the U.S., Caribbean and Latin
America with an average of 1,000 daily flights. For more
information, please visit jetblue.com.
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