JetBlue begins daily service from the Island of Barbados
Award-winning JetBlue Airways celebrated continued international expansion into Latin America and the Caribbean as inaugural Flight 871, the value airline’s first to the island of Barbados, taxied in at Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) in Bridgetown from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
The sold out 150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft was welcomed to the most easterly island of the Caribbean with a traditional water cannon salute upon arrival as the captain and first officer proudly waived the American and Barbadian flags from the cockpit windows. JetBlue now serves Barbados with daily nonstop flights year-round from New York — where connections to other destinations in the Northeast are available.
To further celebrate the inaugural service, JetBlue is offering a special $99 sale fare each way for U.S. originating travel between New York and Barbados. Flights are on sale through Tuesday Oct. 6 at jetblue.com for travel between Oct. 8 and Dec. 16, 2009. Blackout dates and other restrictions apply.
“The beautiful and popular island of Barbados today joins JetBlue’s growing selection of Latin American and Caribbean destinations on our route map, providing more choices, low fares and a higher value travel experience for our customers,” said Robin Hayes, executive vice president and chief commercial officer for JetBlue Airways.
“In addition to providing more comfort with leather seats and ample legroom, more free live entertainment with personal seatback TVs and a quality selection of free snacks and drinks, we also operate our airline with a keen eye on providing the best customer service experience possible. We look forward to introducing our new Barbadian customers to the JetBlue Experience.”
“JetBlue has an excellent reputation and we are happy to be partnering with them in what we anticipate will be a fruitful and mutually beneficial relationship,” said Barbados Minister of Tourism, the Honorable Richard Sealy.
“I am very pleased to welcome JetBlue to the growing community of American businesses active in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean,” said Dr. D. Brent Hardt, Charge d’Affaires, a.i. of the U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
JetBlue’s new service between JFK and Barbados:
| New York (JFK) to Barbados (BGI) | Barbados (BGI) to New York (JFK) |
| Depart - Arrive | Depart - Arrive |
| 9:15 a.m. - 2 p.m. (01Oct-31Oct) | 3 p.m. - 8:01 p.m. (01Oct-31Oct) |
| 8:30 a.m. - 2:18 p.m. (01Nov-04Jan) | 4:20 p.m. - 8:31 p.m. (01Nov-04Jan) |
JetBlue also offers full vacation packages for Barbados and 34 other JetBlue destinations. JetBlue Getaways customers book discounted vacation packages including airfare, hotel, airport transfers and/or various activities at one time, saving valuable time and money. Customers can book a JetBlue Getaways vacation package to Barbados at jetblue.com/getaways or through the JetBlue Getaways desk by calling 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583), option 3. Current special offers on air and hotel packages to celebrate JetBlue’s inaugural flight include:
| Almond Beach Club and Spa, All Inclusive | reduced rates plus $100 resort credit |
| Almond Beach Village, All Inclusive | reduced rates plus $100 resort credit |
| Almond Casuarina Beach Resort, All Inclusive | reduced rates plus $100 resort credit |
| Crystal Cove, All Inclusive | reduced rates |
| Discovery Bay Barbados by Rex Resort | reduced rates |
| Hilton Barbados | reduced rates, free night, free breakfast |
| The Crane Resort and Residences | reduced rates plus room upgrade |
| Turtle Beach, All Inclusive | reduced rates |
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