JetBlue adds another television channel

Discount airline JetBlue already offers its passengers 36 channels of DIRECTV, but today it has added another.

The New York-based airline will now broadcast the WNYW-FOX5 station on all of its flights. WNYW is a more local New York City station, featuring local news and programs.

The announcement means that JetBlue now offers the most in-flight live television channels of any U.S. airline.

JetBlue's vice president of marketing, Andrea Spiegel, said the new channel would give customers another way of staying in touch with the latest events in New York.

Along with the local news, WNYW features popular programs such as American Idol, The OC, 24, and House.

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JetBlue named best domestic airline

JetBlue has been named America's best domestic airline by this year's Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards.

It is the fourth consecutive year that the six-year old New York based airline has won the award.

JetBlue chief executive officer David Neeleman said he was honored to receive the award. "We look forward to bringing the JetBlue experience, and the dedicated service of our 9,000 crew members to new cities in 2006 and beyond," he said.

JetBlue adds yet another route

After a major route expansion on the east coast, discount airline JetBlue is now adding another route that connects the east and the west.

Starting January 19, 2006, JetBlue will fly direct between Oakland, California and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The route will be JetBlue's fifth non-stop route from Oakland and its seventh from South Florida.

Major route expansion for JetBlue in Boston

Discount airline JetBlue has announced it will be expanding its flight schedule from several different airports across the country.

JetBlue customers will soon be able to fly direct from Boston's Logan International Airport to New York JFK, Austin, Nassau, Richmond and West Palm Beach.

All of the new flights will be added by April 6, 2006, but the first to be implemented will be Boston to New York and West Palm Beach routes, which will begin on November 8.

JetBlue adds flights to Florida from New York

Discount airline JetBlue is continuing its assault on East coast routes recently abandoned by Delta Airlines.

The airline has announced that this winter it will be adding up to 19 flights from John F Kennedy International airport to its five Floridian destinations of Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Tampa and Fort Myers.

The additions mean that JetBlue will have 42 daily departures from JFK to Florida this winter.

JetBlue voted top for customer satisfaction and value

JetBlue Airways has been voted the top domestic airline in the US for customer satisfaction and value for cost.

Winning the categories in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2005 Business Travel Awards, the low-cost airline also came top for onboard products and services.

Conde Nast Traveler commented that no other domestic airline even came close to competing with JetBlue Airways in this regard.

JetBlue offers passengers a choice of 36 channels of television programming as well as a selection of movies on board. It is also to start offering 100 radio channels later this year.

JetBlue aims for Mexico

Discount airline JetBlue has announced it has applied to the Department of Transportation for the rights to fly direct, daily flights between New York's John F Kennedy International Airport and Cancun, Mexico.

The route would be JetBlue's first Mexican destination and its fifth international service.

Both the Mexican and US governments are expected to approve the application, particularly after an aviation expansion pact that was recently signed by both countries.

JetBlue boosts flights for Florida

Discount carrier JetBlue airlines has announced it is launching three new daily non-stop flights between New York's LaGuardia Airport and Palm Beach International Airport.

The news comes after Delta, one of JetBlue's biggest rivals for the Floridian market, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Delta's discount airline subsidiary Song currently serves this route with three flights each day.

JetBlue to resume New Orleans flights

Discount airline JetBlue has announced that it will resume passenger flights to New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport on October 1.

The New Orleans airport only recently reopened for passenger flights. In the days after Hurricane Katrina it was used solely for evacuation and transportation for emergency workers.

JetBlue to use new airplane

Discount airline JetBlue has officially received an Embraer 190 jet, an aircraft that many analysts believe could reshape the aviation industry.

JetBlue will be the first airline to use the plane when it goes into service in November. Another 100 Embraer's are on order, and 25 of them should be serving JetBlue's routes by the end of 2006.

JetBlue adds new route

Discount airline JetBlue has announced a new direct route between Seattle Tacoma International Airport and Boston's Logan International Airport.

The first flights between these coastal cities will leave on November 3 of this year.

To promote the new route, New York-based JetBlue is offering a discount airfare of $99 one-way. To obtain this airfare, travelers must book their tickets by September 30 and fly between November 3 and December 14.

JetBlue to help flyers affected by tropical storm

High winds and heavy rains from tropical storm Katrina have caused a number of airlines to adjust their schedules. The storm is reportedly heading toward Florida, and a hurricane watch is in effect.

JetBlue has announced that it will waive change fees and fare differences for any of its customers who might have been affected by the storm.

In particular, passengers with flights for the 25th or 26th of August will be allowed to rebook their flights for another date up to the 31st for free.

JetBlue customer privacy lawsuit thrown out

In a boost for JetBlue airlines and customers, a US district judge has thrown out a class-action lawsuit charging the discount airline with violating customer privacy.

The low-fare airline, based in Forest Hills, New York, was relieved after Judge Carol Amon threw out the suit after deciding that the information JetBlue gave out did not cause its customers any harm.

Cheap airline tickets can be bought from the discount carrier JetBlue for fares as low as $60 round trip.