FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.,
Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today announced its intent
to serve Medellin, Colombia with
the addition of daily nonstop service between Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Jose Maria
Cordova International Airport (MDE) starting June 2013 (a). Subject to government
approval, flights are expected to go on sale in January 2013 at www.jetblue.com.
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Destinations in Latin America
and the Caribbean now make up
almost one-third of JetBlue's route network. Medellin, Colombia's second largest city and a
vibrant commercial and cultural center, will be JetBlue's
79th destination and its third destination in the South
American country. JetBlue also offers nonstop service between
Bogota and both Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida as well as nonstop service
between Cartagena and New York's John F. Kennedy International
(JFK).
"JetBlue's addition of nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Bogota earlier this year has performed so well
that we're adding a second option for the Colombian community in
South Florida," said John Checketts, director of route planning for
JetBlue Airways. "We are thrilled to add our third Colombian city,
Medellin. It is an amazing city,
filled with tree-lined avenues and a interesting culture, and home
to some of Colombia's most
important businesses. Our schedule will accommodate our customers
well, whether they are visiting friends and relatives, traveling
for business or just going for a 'bandeja paisa' in the flower
city."
"Congratulations to JetBlue for their continued growth in
markets such as Medellin which
serve the South Florida community
so well. We look forward to helping make this new route to
Columbia's second largest city
successful," said Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Director, Kent George.
"JetBlue's new route is another vote of confidence in
Medellin and its
internationalization process, which contribute to both our
competitiveness and connection to the world. We welcome JetBlue to
our home," said Medellin mayor
Luis Fernando Suarez.
"We at Medellin airport welcome
JetBlue's announcement that it is seeking to initiate non-stop
service between Medellin and
Ft. Lauderdale," said Airplan
General Manager Sara Ramirez. "Our
rapidly growing airport will be warmly hospitable to JetBlue as a
new airline. Medellin residents
look forward to the start of this exciting new service."
JetBlue's schedule between Fort
Lauderdale and Medellin:
Fort
Lauderdale (FLL) to Medellin (MDE):
|
Medellin (MDE) to Fort Lauderdale
(FLL):
|
Depart –
Arrive
|
Depart –
Arrive
|
4:45 p.m.
– 7:05 p.m.
|
7:05 a.m.
– 11:30 a.m.
|
- Flights operate daily effective June 2013 (a)
-
- All
times local –
|
In addition to its nonstop service to South Florida, Medellin customers will be able to
conveniently connect onwards from Fort
Lauderdale to other destinations in the United States and the Caribbean including: Austin, Texas; Boston, MA; Hartford, CT; New
York (JFK and LaGuardia); Newark,
NJ; San Juan, Puerto Rico;
and Washington DC;.
With this new addition, JetBlue will serve 27 Latin American and
Caribbean destinations in 2013,
including: Aruba; The Bahamas (Nassau); Barbados; Bermuda; Cayman
Islands (Grand Cayman);
Colombia (Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena); Costa
Rica (Liberia and
San Jose); Dominican Republic (La Romana, Puerto Plata, Punta
Cana, Samana, Santiago and Santo
Domingo); Jamaica
(Kingston and Montego Bay); Mexico (Cancun); Puerto
Rico (Aguadilla, Ponce and
San Juan); St. Croix; St. Lucia; St.
Maarten; St. Thomas; and, Turks and Caicos
(Providenciales).
JetBlue's flights to Medellin
will be operated with its comfortable Airbus A320 fleet and
award-winning service featuring convenient, assigned seating; a
first-checked bag free (b); complimentary and unlimited name brand
snacks and drinks; comfy leather seats; and more legroom than any
other carrier in coach (c).
About JetBlue
Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown
Airline™ with other focus cities in Boston, Fort
Lauderdale, Los Angeles,
San Juan and Orlando. Known for its award-winning service
and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue offers the most
legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on average fleet-wide
seat pitch) as well as super-spacious Even More Space seats. JetBlue is also America's
first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights,
with meaningful and specific compensation for customers
inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's control.
Visit www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue serves 75 cities
with 750 daily flights and plans to launch service to Charleston, S.C., Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Philadelphia in 2013. With JetBlue, all seats
are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never
required. For information call +1 800-538-2583 (TTY/TDD +1
800-336-5530) from the USA,
01800-9-156761 from Colombia
landlines, or visit www.jetblue.com.
(a) Subject to receipt of government operating
authority
(b) Free first bag subject to weight and size limits and
exceptions for itineraries including flights marketed or operated
by other airlines.
(c) JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach, based on
average fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
Reservations
+1 800 JETBLUE (538 2583): in
Colombia 01800-9-156761
TTY/TDD: +1 800 336-5530
www.jetblue.com
SOURCE JetBlue Airways