Gordon Werner

Press Release
SOURCE: JetBlue Airways

ADVISORY/Goodbye LAX, Hello Long Beach! JetBlue Launches West Coast Base At Long Beach Airport
* (BUSINESS WIRE)-- JetBlue CEO David Neeleman and Long Beach VIPs to Toast ``Goodbye LAX, Hello Long Beach`` as Airline Celebrates First LGB-JFK Flight; Low-fare, High Frills Airline Expects to Offer 27 Flights a Day From Long Beach to Up to 15 Cities Within Next 2 Years

WHAT:
Press conference with JetBlue CEO David Neeleman, JetBlue President Dave Barger, Long Beach Mayor Beverly O'Neill and local community to celebrate the opening of JetBlue's new base at Long Beach Airport and the departure of JetBlue's first flight from Long Beach to JFK, New York. JetBlue opens its Long Beach operations on August 29 with two daily nonstop flights to JFK/New York, adding a daily nonstop service to Dulles/Washington DC on October 8. The airline plans to add 25 more daily flights from Long Beach within next two years.

WHO:
David Neeleman, CEO, JetBlue Airways
Dave Barger, President, JetBlue Airways
Mayor Beverly O'Neill
5th Dist Councilwoman Jackie Kell
City Manager Henry Taboda

WHEN:
Wednesday, August 29, 10:00am

WHERE:
Long Beach Airport, Donald Douglas Drive, Long Beach, CA

VISUALS:
* JetBlue CEO and President arriving at press conference in blue VW beetles painted with JetBlue tail designs and ``Goodbye LAX, Hello Long Beach'' slogans
* Tour of one of JetBlue's new Airbus A320 aircraft, featuring leather seats and free live satellite television offering up to 24 channels of DIRECTV
* Water cannon salute on first flight departure

BACKGROUND:
JetBlue Airways began flying on February 11, 2000 and now operates 80 flights a day with a fleet of 16 brand new, environmentally-friendly Airbus A320 aircraft. All JetBlue aircraft are outfitted with roomy all-leather seats each equipped with DIRECTV, offering 24-channel satellite television at every seat. DIRECTV is available free of charge to all JetBlue passengers. JetBlue was voted No. 2 Best Domestic Airline for comfort and service in the 2001 Zagat Airline Survey and recently received top ranking (A grade) in an online survey by PlanetFeedback.com. Since launching operations 18 months ago, JetBlue has served three million passengers. The airline, the best-funded start-up in U.S. aviation history, takes delivery of an aircraft every five weeks on average. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way, and a Saturday night stay is never required.
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Contact:

JetBlue Airways
Gareth Edmondson-Jones, 646/734-2800
Fiona Morrisson, 646/734-7103