JetBlue Continues to Expand Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Presence

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — (Marketwired) — 05/21/14 — JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announces two new nonstop routes from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Cartagena, Colombia (CTG) and Las Vegas, Nevada (LAS). Both flights will begin on October 29, 2014, the same day the airline will also launch its new nonstop service to Pittsburgh.

These three upcoming routes are in addition to the six international routes already launched within the last year from JetBlue’s South Florida focus city. New international destinations include San Jose, Costa Rica; Lima, Peru; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

To celebrate its growth in South Florida, JetBlue is announcing special fares available today through May 26 starting at $149 one way to Cartagena and $129 one way to Las Vegas, valid for travel between October 29 and December 16, 2014 (blackout dates for Cartagena November 6 to 11; blackout dates for Las Vegas November 25 to December 1) (b).

“We are excited to offer our South Florida customers even more choices by adding two more exciting destinations. As of October 29, we will offer 32 nonstop routes originating in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and we will continuously expand our presence in this region to meet the growing demand. We plan to offer 100 daily flights by 2017,” says JetBlue President Robin Hayes.