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JetBlue Adds Daytime Service Between New York/JFK and Las Vegas.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003

Low-fare Carrier Now Offers Two Flights A Day On Route;

Plans Four Daily By February 20

JetBlue Airways For the Jet Blue database used in Exchange Server and Active Directory, see Extensible Storage Engine.

JetBlue Airways is a major American low-cost airline owned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU).
 (Nasdaq:JBLU JBLU JetBlue Airways Corporation (stock symbol) ) today added a second daily flight between New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 City's John F. Kennedy International Airport
''For the regional airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport.


John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK
 and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , NV. The low-fare airline expects to add a third daily flight starting January 16 and a fourth commencing February 20. JetBlue also serves Las Vegas three times a day from LA/Long Beach.

"Las Vegas fans are on a winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins
streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
," said Dave Barger, JetBlue's president and COO. "With four daily flights by the end of next month, JetBlue is offering New Yorkers more choices for heading to America's Playground and giving Las Vegas residents even more chances to experience the real New York, New York."

JetBlue currently offers sale fares between JFK and Las Vegas starting at $99(i) each way, if booked at www.jetblue.com. Sale fares on connecting service to Las Vegas from Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, NY, and Burlington, VT, start at $134(i) each way, if booked at www.jetblue.com. All sale fares require a 7-day advance purchase and must be booked by January 24 for travel through February 12. Customers are advised to book early as seats are limited. For an additional $5 each way, the sale fares can also be booked by calling 1-800-JETBLUE.

JetBlue's regular low fares between JFK and Las Vegas range from $139(i) to $299(i) each way. Regular fares on the airline's convenient connecting service to Las Vegas from Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, NY, and Burlington, VT range from $159(i) to $349(i) each way, and from San Juan San Juan, city, Argentina
San Juan (săn wän, Span. sän hwän), city (1991 pop. 353,476), capital of San Juan prov., W Argentina. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural region.
, PR, from $249(i) to $599(i) each way.

Starting January 7, JetBlue's daily schedule will be as follows:

New York (JFK) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS)      Las Vegas to New York
-------------------------------------      ---------------------

Depart - Arrive                            Depart - Arrive
8:30am - 11:00am                           9:50am - 5:50pm
6:50pm - 9:40pm                            10:40pm - 6:30am (next day)


JetBlue is a low-fare, low-cost passenger airline, which provides high-quality customer service. Since launching operations in February 2000, the airline has carried more than ten million passengers. JetBlue operates a fleet of 37 new Airbus A320 aircraft and is scheduled to place into service another 13 A320s by the end of 2003. All JetBlue aircraft feature roomy all-leather seats each equipped with free live satellite television, offering up to 24 channels of DIRECTV(R) Programming at every seat.(ii)

From its base at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, JetBlue flies to: Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fort Myers Fort Myers, city (1990 pop. 45,206), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc. 1905. It has a tourist trade and light industry and is a shipping point for citrus fruits, winter vegetables, flowers (especially , Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach, FL; Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, NY; Long Beach, Oakland and Ontario, CA; Burlington, VT; Denver, CO; Las Vegas, NV; New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , LA; Salt Lake City, UT; San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. ; and Seattle, WA. From Washington DC, the airline serves Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Long Beach and Oakland, CA. From Long Beach, CA the airline also serves Las Vegas, NV, Oakland, CA, and Salt Lake City, UT.

With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way, and a Saturday night stay is never required. For more information, schedules and fares, please visit www.jetblue.com or call JetBlue reservations at 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583).

(i) Fares do not include Passenger Facility Charges of up to $9 each way, September 11th Security Fees of up to $5 each way and a Federal Segment Tax of $3 per segment. San Juan, Puerto Rico fares do not include Passenger Facility Charges of up to $9 each way, U.S. Departure Tax of $13.20 each way and September 11th Security Fee of up to $5 each way.

(ii) DIRECTV(R) service is not available on flights between New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
 and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 future events or future financial results of JetBlue that are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking statements due to many factors, including without limitation, the continually changing airline industry and regulatory environment following the recent terrorist attacks and threats, future terrorist attacks or fear of such attacks, our limited operating history, our ability to implement our growth strategy, our fixed obligations, our ability to implement our growth strategy, our ability to establish lines of credit or obtain financing from third parties, our dependence on the New York market, our ability to renew or replace gate leases, our competitive environment, problems with our aircraft, economic and other conditions in the markets in which we operate, our reliance on third parties and sole suppliers, governmental regulation, our reliance on one type of aircraft and on automated systems, increases in maintenance costs, fuel prices, insurance premiums and purchase prices of aircraft, our failure to properly integrate LiveTV, the loss of key personnel and potential problems with our workforce including work stoppages and seasonal fluctuations in our operating results. Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to, the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, as amended. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
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