JetBlue Gears Up For Guadeloupe As Airline Announces Plans for Newest Caribbean Destination
June 27 2019 - 01:00PM
Business Wire
JetBlue Will Be the Only Airline Flying Nonstop
between New York-JFK and the French Overseas Archipelago
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it intends to grow its
already expansive footprint in the Caribbean with new, nonstop
seasonal winter service between New York’s John F. Kennedy
International Airport (JFK) and Guadeloupe’s Pointe-à-Pitre
International Airport (PTP) (a). Three times weekly service is
expected to launch in February 2020 with seats set to go on sale in
the coming weeks.
“With its combination of French flair and Caribbean coolness,
Guadeloupe will offer our customers an all-new and exciting
destination to escape to this winter,” said Andrea Lusso, director
route planning, JetBlue. “We continue to build our New York focus
city strategy and by adding another unique destination we reinforce
our position in the Caribbean, where JetBlue continues to serve
more nonstop destinations from JFK than any other carrier.”
JetBlue will be the only airline to operate flights between the
northeastern U.S. and Guadeloupe, one of the French overseas
islands, which is often considered one of the Caribbean’s best-kept
secrets. Situated just four and a half hours from New York by air,
Guadeloupe is made up of two major islands – Basse-Terre and Grande
Terre separated by the narrow la Rivière Salée – surrounded by a
string of smaller inhabited and uninhabited islands.
The islands of Guadeloupe are treasure troves of activities and
adventure for all ages and tastes. From cultural to culinary,
sporting to wellness and shopping to architecture, the
French-Caribbean archipelago has an experience for everyone.
Visitors can enjoy a hike through the rainforest, a relaxing day
along a white sand beach, a trek through a coffee trail or sugar
cane field and much more.
“These are exciting times for our destination,” said Ary Chalus,
President of the Guadeloupe Islands Tourist Board. “JetBlue is the
perfect match for the Guadeloupe Islands and we could not be more
thrilled about the new service. New York-JFK is our most successful
gateway and it is a privilege to have been picked by an airline so
close to New Yorkers’ hearts.”
JetBlue will operate Guadeloupe service using its Airbus A320
aircraft offering the airline's award-winning service featuring the
most legroom in coach (b); free Fly-Fi, the fastest broadband
internet in the sky (c); complimentary and unlimited name-brand
snacks and soft drinks; free, live DIRECTV® programming and 100+
channels of SiriusXM® radio at every seat.
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 42 million
customers a year to 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.
(a)
Subject to receipt of government operating authority.
(b)
JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach based on average
fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
(c)
Fly-Fi and live television are available on all JetBlue-operated
flights. On ViaSat-2 equipped aircraft, Fly-Fi will not be
available on portions of some routes, and live television will not
be available while operating outside of the contiguous U.S., or
until the aircraft returns to the coverage area. On all other
aircraft, Fly-Fi and live television will not be available while
operating outside of the contiguous U.S., or until the aircraft
returns to the coverage area.
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