JetBlue and Jet Airways to Partner on Interline Service to Brussels and Beyond to India

- New connections available from across USA to Jet Airways' New York-Brussels-India flights

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline™, and Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, today announce the launch of a new interline agreement that will offer customers new travel options from JetBlue destinations in the USA to Brussels, Belgium, and onward to India.

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Jet Airways offers the convenience of daily non-stop services from New York's John F. Kennedy and Newark Airports to its European Hub in Brussels, international political center and home to NATO and European Union headquarters. At Brussels airport, customers may transfer to non-stop Jet Airways flights bound for Chennai, Delhi, and Mumbai. In India, Jet Airways also offers an unrivalled domestic network to 53 cities including Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Goa, Hyderabad, and Thiruvananthapuram.

JetBlue is the largest domestic airline at New York, offering more than 150 daily flights that feature all-leather seating, the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline*, free in-flight entertainment at every seatback, and unlimited free snacks and drinks. It offers non-stop service from JFK to dozens of top destinations including Boston, Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. and from Newark to Boston, Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale.

Through this partnership, customers will now be able to book a single combined ticket for JetBlue and Jet Airways-operated flights with one stop check-in and baggage transfer between the two airlines. Customers may purchase JetBlue-Jet Airways travel via travel agents, online, or through Jet Airways' reservations call center.

"We're pleased to be joining forces with Jet Airways to provide JetBlue customers with more high-quality travel options," said Scott Resnick, JetBlue's Director of Airline Partnerships. "Whether they're traveling to the historic city of Brussels or beyond to Jet's impressive network in India, our new partner provides a top-notch travel experience that is a great complement to JetBlue's award-recognized services."

According to Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, "Jet Airways' transatlantic services from New York – Newark and JFK – to Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai, via Brussels, have proved extremely popular with guests, consistently registering very high loads. This partnership will enable us to tap into JetBlue's impressive network into New York, thus offering guests an unmatched, seamless travel experience between several additional destinations in the USA and India."

JetBlue Airways, NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/

Deal formalizes commitment announced in June

JetBlue Airways has finalized its firm order for 40 A320neo (new engine option) aircraft previously announced at the Paris Air Show in June. The airline has not yet announced its engine selection for the A320neo order. With this contract, JetBlue also converts 30 of its pre-existing orders for A320s to the larger A321 model with enhanced wingtip devices called Sharklets. In total JetBlue currently has on order 40 A320neo aircraft, 30 A321s and 22 A320s.



“We commenced operations with Airbus aircraft nearly 12 years ago, and have since used the A320 family as the backbone of our fleet, receiving great feedback from our customers and crewmembers,” said Mark Powers, Chief Financial Officer of JetBlue Airways. “Our business model is focused on a sustainable growth strategy with emphasis on cost control, while providing the most comfortable experience to our customers. We believe the A320neo fleet with help us meet these goals.”

“Environmental obligations and higher oil prices demand that our industry continues to optimize its equipment and operations, and the A320neo will allow JetBlue to do just that,” said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers. “This new order for the A320neo demonstrates that the leadership of the airline knows a good thing when they see it and knows it will benefit their business and their customers.”

The A320neo family is the fastest selling airliner ever, with more than 1200 orders and commitments since its launch in late 2010. The new A319, A320 and A321 models feature a choice of two new engines – the PurePower PW1100G from Pratt & Whitney or the LEAP-X from CFM International. The aircraft also feature large wingtip device known as Sharklets. Together this results in a 15 percent fuel burn reduction, corresponding to an annual carbon dioxide reduction of 3,600 metric tons per aircraft.

27 October 2011 Airbus Press Release