Volez-Vous JetBlue? Airline Lands in Guadeloupe with First Flight to the French Caribbean Island
February 01 2020 - 12:33PM
Business Wire
Leading Carrier in the Caribbean and Latin
America Now Seasonally Serving Guadeloupe Three Times Per Week with
the Only Nonstop Service From the Northeast
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced that new service between
New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and
Guadeloupe’s Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (PTP) has
officially begun with the airline’s inaugural flight landing on the
French Caribbean island at 1 p.m. local time today. Flights will
operate on a winter seasonal schedule with service on Saturdays,
Mondays and Wednesdays.
“As we advance our targeted focus city build-out plans,
Guadeloupe allows us to diversify our route map and introduce
JetBlue customers to this unique island destination,” said Andrea
Lusso, director route planning, JetBlue. “At the same time, we are
solidifying our leading position in the Caribbean with the only
service between the French Caribbean island and the northeast.”
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 an archipelago of five main islands: Basse-Terre,
Grande-Terre, Le Désirade, Les Saintes, Marie Galante and a
multitude of islands and inlets. Each island welcomes visitors with
their own people, landscapes, cultures and traditions.
From cultural to culinary, sporting to wellness and shopping to
architecture, the French-Caribbean Island chain 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.
“We could not be more thrilled about the new nonstop air service
with JetBlue to Pointe-à-Pître,” said Ary Chalus, President of the
Regional Council of the Guadeloupe Islands. “As the leading airline
in the Caribbean Region, JetBlue is the ideal partner and both of
our teams are dedicated to the success of the route. We are looking
forward to welcoming the first American passengers this Saturday
Feb. 1, 2020. As the carnival season is now in full swing in the
archipelago, we could not have picked a better time for the
inaugural flight.”
“We are delighted we were able to maintain a connection between
New York and Pointe-à-Pître as this route is crucial for the
development of our archipelago, said Alain Bièvre, Chairman of the
Board of Guadeloupe Pôle Caraibe Airport. “We are convinced that
American travelers will leave the Guadeloupe Islands with lifetime
memories and come back again and again. So, we would like to wish
the warmest Bienvenue to JetBlue!”
JetBlue will operate Guadeloupe service using its Airbus A320
aircraft offering the airline's award-winning service featuring the
most legroom in coach (a); free Fly-Fi, the fastest broadband
internet in the sky (b); 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 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.
- JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach based on average
fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
- 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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