Launch Set for March 20, 2017, With
Introductory Fares Starting at $399 One Way (a)
Fort Lauderdale First of Four New U.S. Cities
Set to Kick Off Mint Flights
JetBlue Is Only U.S. Airline to Offer Regularly
Scheduled Lie-Flat Seating on a Domestic Flight from South
Florida
JetBlue today announced that Fort Lauderdale will be the first
of four U.S. cities to launch the next wave of Mint flights, as
JetBlue executes its plan to expand Mint nationally on
transcontinental routes.
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Mint – the airline’s award-winning approach to premium travel –
will launch between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
(FLL) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on March 20,
2017, offering a new flat-bed experience with curated amenities for
travelers across Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Miami and South
Florida. Seats are on sale starting today with introductory fares
starting at $399 one way (a).
Mint has exceeded the airline’s expectations since its launch in
2014, transforming the financial performance of JetBlue’s
transcontinental franchise while winning over customers and
stimulating a new market for premium travel.
“We saw that the outdated and outrageously priced ‘business
class’ offered by other carriers was a sore spot for travelers,”
said Marty St. George, executive vice president commercial and
planning, JetBlue. “Our freshly designed, affordable take on
premium travel is winning us customers in New York, Boston, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, and we expect it to do the same in Fort
Lauderdale and beyond.”
JetBlue’s expansion of Mint will allow the airline to capture an
immediate opportunity to introduce competition in east and west
coast markets where customers are faced with a decreasing number of
choices and where other carriers sell dated business class options
at a high cost.
This wave of Mint expansion will bring new transcontinental
competition to Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, San Diego and Seattle
for the first time – while also increasing options from New York
(JFK), Boston, Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco. Mint service
between Fort Lauderdale and San Francisco International Airport
(SFO) will start later in 2017. Once completed, JetBlue will offer
up to 70-plus daily Mint flights to 12 destinations across the east
coast, west coast and Caribbean.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood is one of JetBlue’s fast-growing focus
cities, serving customers across Broward County and South Florida
with a fast and convenient alternative for Miami-Dade travelers.
JetBlue plans to expand its operations there to an average of 140
daily flights in the winter in the coming years. The expansion will
result in roughly 75 percent growth from the airline’s current size
at the airport.
Mint Schedule Between Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) and Los Angeles (LAX)
Beginning March 20, 2017:
FLL – LAX Flight #701 LAX – FLL
Flight #700 9:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. 1:15
p.m. – 9:05 p.m.
2nd Roundtrip Beginning April 20,
2017:
FLL – LAX Flight #101 LAX – FLL
Flight #100 5:04 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 10:55
p.m. – 6:45 a.m. +1
JetBlue’s Airbus A321 With Mint Offers Every Customer A
Better Flight
Mint offers a completely rethought design and a more personal
approach to service, addressing the needs of the modern traveler.
Mint features exceptional hospitality from specially trained
crewmembers.
Mint aircraft include the longest fully-flat bed seating in the
U.S. domestic premium market (b), fully enclosed private suites and
a 15-inch flat screen with complimentary entertainment options.
Favorite Mint features include a signature cocktail, a tapas-style
menu by New York City restaurant Saxon + Parole, fresh espresso
from the first purpose-built cappuccino machine for a U.S. airline,
amenity kits by Birchbox, and dessert from Blue Marble and
Mah-ze-Dahr Bakery.
Since launching in 2014, Mint has become a favorite way for
celebrities, technology executives, creatives, and entrepreneurs to
travel across the country. Mint was recognized by Fast Company’s
Innovation By Design Awards, which honors innovative and disruptive
design that pushes boundaries and seeks to change the world.
All customers will benefit from JetBlue's new Airbus A321 with
Mint aircraft, which features the airline's new core experience for
customers seated throughout the entire aircraft.
Features of the A321 core interior include 10-inch television
screens offering free entertainment, comfortable seats with the
most legroom in coach (c) and power outlets accessible to all
customers. JetBlue's popular marketplace, a self-serve station full
of free snacks, sodas and water for customers to enjoy at their
convenience, is also available throughout the flight. And all A321
aircraft offer JetBlue's free Fly-Fi high-speed broadband Internet
service when flying over the continental U.S., access to JetBlue's
Hub content on personal devices and first-run Hollywood movies.
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 35 million customers a year to 96 cities in the
U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America with an average
of 925 daily flights. For more information please visit
jetblue.com.
(a)
To learn more about our new fare options,
go to https://www.jetblue.com/travel/our-fares/. Fares include
government taxes and fees and must be purchased by 07/12/16 (the
earlier of 11:59 PM ET or local) for flights on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays only between 03/21/17 - 05/02/17. 21-day advance
purchased required. Limited exceptions apply. All fares are subject
to limited availability; may not be available on all days or all
flights; may change without notice; must be purchased at time of
reservation; and are one-way, non-stop (except as otherwise noted),
nonrefundable, and nontransferable. Proper documentation required
for boarding. Reservations made one week or more prior to a
flight's scheduled departure may be canceled without penalty up to
24 hours after the reservation is made. For MINT fares first two
checked bags are free (weight and size limits and exceptions for
itineraries including flights marked or operated by other airlines
apply). Fare does not include fees for oversized/overweight/extra
baggage or other fees for products/services sold separately. To
view baggage fees and other optional services and fees, click here.
Cancellations/changes must be made prior to scheduled departure
(otherwise all money for fare is forfeited); $150 change/cancel fee
per person will apply, and for changes, there may be a fare
adjustment. Cancellations receive JetBlue travel credit, valid for
one year. Proper documentation required for boarding. Other
restrictions apply.
(b) Based on avg. length of lie-flat beds on domestic
flights operated by U.S. airlines. (c) JetBlue offers the
most legroom in coach, based on average fleet-wide seat pitch for
U.S. airlines.
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