JetBlue SuccessStory

JetBlue is a US based non-expensive airline headquartered in the Long Island of New York. Having its main base at the John F. Kennedy International Airport and corporate office in Utah, it has been rated as the 5^th biggest airline of the United States. The airline serves almost all major destinations in the country, in addition to flights to Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Jamaica, Grenada, Peru, Tobago, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Mexico etc. As of now, they serve 92 destinations within US, Latin America, South America and the Caribbean.

Founding of JetBlue

David Neeleman was a former employee at the Southwest Airlines, who, along with other employees of the same company, founded NewAir in 1999. He started giving low-cost travel to the passengers but with distinguished in-flight amenities, including TV, entertainment, and satellite radio. After receiving 75 take off and landing slots at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, the airline started operations in 2000 to Ft. Lauderdale and Buffalo.

Current Status of JetBlue

JetBlue is one of the most sought after airlines in the US, with its first class in-flight service, leather seats, satellite radio, DIRECTV satellite TV and movies. More than 32 million passengers travel through JetBlue every year, to over 90 cities. The carrier operates 825 flights everyday in over 25 states of the US, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and around one dozen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Majority of the airline’s flights departs from or arrives at Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, San Juan, Florida, and Puerto Rico. The airline’s fleet consists of over 190 aircrafts, consisting primarily of Airbus A320 and A321s, and also Embraer 190s.