- Value airline boosts customers' confidence to book travel in advance by
providing full refund reassurance (a) -
- Customers who experience involuntary full-time job loss may receive a
full refund for booked travel for up to nine customers (a) -
NEW YORK, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New York-based value airline
JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq: JBLU) today announces The JetBlue Promise
Program, boosting customers' confidence to book travel by honoring a full
refund to anyone who experiences involuntary full-time job loss prior to their
trip (a).
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"JetBlue is committed to helping customers book stress-free travel plans,
and based on their feedback we made adjustments to our refund policy to allow
them to book with confidence," said Robin Hayes, executive vice president and
chief commercial officer for JetBlue Airways. "This price promise allows them
to book early and take advantage of our low fares without worrying they will
lose their money if they need to cancel their trip due to job loss."
Customers who book flights between Feb. 1 and June 1, 2009 and lose their
job on or after Feb. 17 may be eligible for The JetBlue Promise Program.
Customers must notify JetBlue and request a full refund at least 14 days prior
to the first date of travel. The customer, who purchased the flight and is
listed as a traveler on the itinerary, can request a refund for up to nine
customers traveling on one reservation. JetBlue's low fares are usually
nonrefundable, but The JetBlue Promise Program provides a special option for
possible refund in the original form of payment.
The JetBlue Promise Program is valid for bookings originating in the
United States only and excludes group bookings, Getaways vacation packages and
cruises. Purchases made with JetBlue Gift Cards or vouchers, TrueBlue Award
Travel or travel certificates are not eligible. More information about how
the program works, including the required Eligibility Letter and further
instructions, can be found at www.jetblue.com/promiseprogram. For general
inquiries, customers can email their full name, contact information and
reservation number to promise@jetblue.com.
About JetBlue Airways
New York-based JetBlue Airways has created a new airline category based on
value, service and style. Known for its award-winning service and free TV as
much as its low fares, JetBlue is now pleased to offer customers Lots of
Legroom and super-spacious Even More Legroom seats. JetBlue introduced
complimentary in-flight e-mail and instant messaging services on aircraft
"BetaBlue," a first among U.S. domestic airlines. JetBlue is also America's
first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with
meaningful and specific compensation for customers inconvenienced by service
disruptions within JetBlue's control. Visit www.jetblue.com/promise for
details. JetBlue currently serves 52 cities with 600 daily flights. With
JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are
one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information or
reservations call 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583) or visit www.jetblue.com.
(a) Abbreviated Terms: Program ends June 1, 2009. Program applies to
newly-booked air-only JetBlue flight purchases made between February 1, 2009
and June 1, 2009 ("Flight Booking Window"). Program applies only to un-flown
flight segments that are U.S.-originating o/w or r/t. Does not apply to
code-share or interline travel. Does not apply to changes to existing travel,
flights purchased after June 1, 2009, or flights purchased within Flight
Booking Window but changed after June 1, 2009. Person seeking to cancel
reservation for flight(s) and request a refund under the Program ("Requestor"
or "You") must (1) involuntarily lose his/her full time job on or after
February 17, 2009, (2) be aged 18 or older as of February 17, 2009, (3) be a
traveler on the reservation/itinerary for which a refund is sought; and (4)
have personally paid for the travel for which a refund is sought. Requestor
must agree to, complete, sign, notarize and return full Program Terms and the
original Eligibility Letter to JetBlue via (a) facsimile AND (b) via certified
mail, return receipt requested. The facsimile must be received NO LATER THAN
14 DAYS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DEPARTURE OF OUTBOUND FLIGHT. The original
Eligibility Letter sent via certified mail must be received no later than the
departure date of the outbound flight. Failure to do so will make Requestor
ineligible for Program. NOTE: JETBLUE WILL IMMEDIATELY CANCEL FLIGHTS FOR
WHICH REQUESTOR SEEKS REFUND UPON RECEIPT OF EXECUTED ELIGIBILITY LETTER VIA
FACSIMILE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER REQUESTOR IS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM. JetBlue
will then evaluate request for eligibility and, subject to JetBlue's
confirmation that Requestor is eligible and has satisfied the requirements of
this Program, JetBlue will process request for refund within approximately 30
days of receipt by JetBlue of Eligibility Letter. Refunds will be returned to
the Requestor's original form of payment. Refund will include base fare and
taxes and fees applicable to air fare. Refund will not include telephone
booking fee as may be paid by JetBlue, or GDS booking fee paid to third party
websites. Refund will apply for up to nine customers (including Requestor) per
eligible reservation. If JetBlue determines request is ineligible, JetBlue
will not reinstate the flight but will charge the $100 cancel fee and place
any remaining amount in a JetBlue Credit Shell valid for use toward a future
JetBlue flight for up to one year. JetBlue reserves the right to cancel,
terminate or suspend this Program or any part of this Program should any
non-authorized intervention, network failure, information storage failure,
telecommunications failure, malfunction, or other causes beyond its control,
corrupt or impair the security, administration, fairness and/or operation of
this Program as determined by JetBlue in its sole discretion. Additional
terms and restrictions apply. See full Program Terms available
www.jetblue.com/promiseprogram for details.
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SOURCE JetBlue Airways Corporation
CONTACT: JetBlue Corporate Communications, +1-718-709-3089,
CorporateCommunications@jetblue.com, or JetBlue Reservations, +1-800-JET-BLUE
(538-2583)
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