Through May 15, JetBlue invites customers to
nominate their JetBlue Healthcare Hero for a chance to receive
roundtrip flights for two for future travel
New York’s Hometown Airline® will salute
healthcare workers and first responders in the Big Apple with a low
altitude flyover tomorrow, May 7 at 7 p.m. ET
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today launched JetBlue Healthcare Hero,
which will honor 100,000 healthcare workers with roundtrip flight
certificates for two to anywhere JetBlue flies.
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New York’s Hometown Airline® will salute
healthcare workers and first responders in the Big Apple with a low
altitude flyover above New York City tomorrow, May 7 at 7 p.m.
ET
JetBlue will also bring the Clap Because We Care movement to the
skies with a three aircraft, low altitude flyover salute above New
York City tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET. The flyover will include the
airline’s three New York-themed special liveries honoring the Fire
Department of New York (FDNY), New York Police Department (NYPD)
and all who live in and love New York (I LOVE NY/Empire State
Development).
“JetBlue’s mission of inspiring humanity is stronger now more
than ever,” said Joanna Geraghty, president and chief operating
officer, JetBlue. “We applaud the healthcare workers who are
helping us get through this challenging time and inspiring humanity
along the way. This is an opportunity for us to fly it forward and
show our appreciation for the heroic efforts of medical
professionals, first responders and public servants – not just here
in our home of New York but around the country as well.”
Nominate Your JetBlue Healthcare
Hero
To kick off the program, JetBlue is donating pairs of roundtrip
flight certificates for 10,000 healthcare workers at the Mount
Sinai Health System, including their Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens
and Long Island campuses, as well as at NYC Health + Hospitals, the
largest public healthcare system in the United States with more
than 70 locations across the city’s five boroughs.
JetBlue is now calling on customers to thank the healthcare
heroes in their life – from doctors and nurses, to pharmacists,
therapists, social workers, public health administrators and more –
by nominating them for a chance to receive one of 90,000 pairs of
roundtrip flight certificates for two to use when the time is
right. Starting today through May 15, 2020, customers can submit a
brief description of why they are nominating their healthcare hero
(a). For more information and full terms, please visit
jetblue.com/healthcarehero.
JetBlue Crewmembers Invited to
Celebrate Their Own Healthcare Heroes
Over the past 20 years, first responders have been at the heart
of JetBlue. Many retired police officers, firefighters, EMTs,
nurses and military personnel are actively employed across the
airline. With this camaraderie in mind, JetBlue is providing its
almost 23,000 crewmembers with roundtrip flight certificates to
gift to the healthcare heroes in their life.
JetBlue Brings Clap Because We Care
Movement to the Skies Thursday, May 7 at 7 p.m. ET
Every night, New Yorkers take to the streets at 7 p.m. to
applaud the efforts of healthcare and essential workers near and
far. Tomorrow, JetBlue will take the Clap Because We Care movement
to new heights by flying its three New York-themed liveries at a
low altitude over the Big Apple during the evening clap. The
aircraft, I Heart Blue York, co-branded in partnership with Empire
State Development with the I LOVE NY; Blue Finest, dedicated to the
New York Police Department; and Blue Bravest, honoring the Fire
Department of New York, will make an appearance over New York City
between 7-8 p.m. tomorrow evening.
The flyover is being operated at no cost to JetBlue. The airline
thanks its partners at the Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey, JetBlue Air Line Pilots Association, CarbonFund.org and a
fuel provider. JetBlue also thanks NYC Emergency Management, as
well as the Federal Aviation Administration for their incredible
logistics support to make these flights happen, on top of all of
their support of JetBlue during this pandemic.
Continuing to Support the Medical
Community
JetBlue remains firmly committed to its mission of inspiring
humanity by helping to get healthcare workers and much-needed
supplies to the places where they are needed most.
To-date, JetBlue has flown more than 1,400 medical professionals
to New York City and other destinations to help in relief efforts.
Additionally, the airline has donated one million TrueBlue points
to transport Red Cross personnel and disaster relief volunteers,
along with 7,500 books and online educational resources to kids in
need. Recently, JetBlue worked with Mercury Medical to fly 2,400lbs
of cargo containing 2,500 disposable CPAP devices to New York
State, in addition to the Ricky Martin Foundation, Project Hope and
Charity Stars to fly critically needed personal protective
equipment (PPE) to Puerto Rico for distribution in dozens of
hospitals. to fly critically needed PPE down to Puerto Rico for
distribution in dozens of hospitals. The airline has also donated
cots, blankets and Mint amenity kits to Mount Sinai hospitals
throughout New York to help keep their medical professionals rested
in between shifts. JetBlue’s crewmembers are also paying it
forward, coordinating donations of snacks to hospitals in Broward
and Palm Beach counties and local food banks.
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 42 million
customers a year to nearly 100 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and
Latin America with an average of more than 1,000 daily flights. For
more information, please visit jetblue.com.
- In order to participate by submitting an entry as a Nominator
in the Sweepstakes, they must be a legal resident of the contiguous
48 United States, including the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico, 16 years of age or older at the time of entry. The person
nominated ("Nominee”) must be a legal resident of the contiguous 48
United States, including the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico,
18 years of age or older who is an Eligible Healthcare Worker,
Public Health Worker, or First Responder who are actively serving
on the frontlines of the Covid-19 response at the time of
entry.
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