Daily Roundtrip Mint Flights Offered On Popular
Route Over Winter Holiday Peak
Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors
Bureau Welcomes Mint With Exclusive Palm Springs Experience
Giveaway
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU), New York’s Hometown Airline®, today
announced it will bring its popular premium JetBlue Mint® service
to Palm Springs, Calif. this winter on peak holiday travel days.
Mint service will operate daily between New York’s John F. Kennedy
International Airport (JFK) and Palm Springs International Airport
(PSP) from December 21, 2017 through January 3, 2018, offering the
only lie-flat seat on flights in the southern California city.
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Mint Flight Schedule Between New York (JFK)
and Palm Springs (PSP)December 21, 2017 – January 3,
2018
JFK – PSP Flight #149
PSP – JFK Flight #150 6:30 p.m. – 9:46 p.m.
10:58 p.m. – 6:59 a.m. (+1)
“With Palm Springs Mint flights our customers looking for a West
Coast warmup or an East Coast escape can elevate their travel
experience this holiday season with lie flat seats, tapas style
dining, curated wines and much, much more,” said Marty St. George,
executive vice president commercial and planning, JetBlue. “Nothing
says style and service like JetBlue Mint between New York and Palm
Springs.”
The desert oasis has become a top destination by blending its
nostalgic past as a playground for Hollywood, with hip new
development attracting a new generation of trendy travelers. Today,
Palm Springs is a gathering spot for architecture aficionados,
musicians, artists, and trendy weekenders seeking a warm,
retro-chic getaway.
“JetBlue’s addition of its successful Mint premium experience
during this important flight period underscores the personalized
service and luxury that defines both the airline and the visitor
experience in Greater Palm Springs,” said Scott White, President
& CEO of the Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors
Bureau. “For a third season, JetBlue will be bringing easy, nonstop
access for our East Coast travelers, delivering visitors to our
oasis feeling relaxed and pampered and ready to enjoy our perfect
weather, outdoor adventure, world-class events and more.”
As part of today’s announcement, the Greater Palm Springs
Convention & Visitors Bureau is helping JetBlue celebrate Mint
service in Palm Springs with an exclusive giveaway. One lucky
winner will receive roundtrip travel, including a pair of one way
Mint seats from New York, to the 2018 Palm Springs International
Film Festival in January. Accommodations, opening reception tickets
and screening passes will be provided by the Greater Palm Springs
Convention & Visitors Bureau. For a chance to win this
exclusive package, follow the Greater Palm Springs Convention &
Visitors Bureau on Twitter at @thegpsoasis and on Instagram at
@palmspringsoasis for details on the giveaway in November. For more
on the 2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival visit
psfilmfest.org.
Mint offers a completely rethought design and a more personal
approach to service, addressing the needs of the modern traveler.
Mint features exceptional hospitality from specially trained
crewmembers. Favorite Mint features include lie-flat seating, a
signature cocktail, a tapas-style menu by New York City restaurant
Saxon + Parole, fresh espresso from the first purpose-built
cappuccino machine for a U.S. airline, amenity kits by Hayward and
Hopper, and dessert from local artisanal ice cream makers based in
Mint cities.
JetBlue's new Airbus A321 with Mint aircraft also features the
airline's new core experience for customers seated throughout the
entire aircraft. Features of the A321 core interior include 10-inch
television screens offering free entertainment, comfortable seats
with the most legroom in coach (a) and power outlets accessible to
all customers. JetBlue's popular marketplace, a self-serve station
full of free snacks, sodas and water for customers to enjoy at
their convenience, is also available throughout the flight. And all
A321 aircraft offer JetBlue's free Fly-Fi high-speed broadband
Internet service when flying over the contiguous U.S. (b), access
to JetBlue's Hub content on personal devices and first-run
Hollywood movies.
JetBlue launched service to Palm Springs in January 2016,
offering the only daily nonstop flights to and from the east coast.
JetBlue, which will begin its third season of service on November
16, 2017, now carriers more customers between New York and Palm
Springs than any other airline and has seen an increase of 48% in
the number of people flying the route. This season’s Palm Springs
seasonal service will operate from November 16, 2017 through May 1,
2018.
About Greater Palm Springs, California
Greater Palm Springs is Southern California’s premier resort,
special event and golf destination. Discover a place of many
experiences and surprises in nine distinctive cities: Palm Springs,
Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert,
Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio and Coachella. As a respite for
mind, body and spirit, Greater Palm Springs is ready to provide you
with an unparalleled sense of escape, adventure, recreation,
relaxation and your own unique way to play--anytime of the year.
For more information about Greater Palm Springs, visit
www.visitgreaterpalmsprings.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 38 million customers a year to 101 cities in the
U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America with an average
of 1,000 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 contiguous U.S. For flights originating outside of the
contiguous U.S., Fly-Fi will be available once the aircraft returns
to the coverage area. Fly-Fi is available on all JetBlue-operated
flights.
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