-- MEDIA ALERT --
ADDITIONAL JETBLUE SERVICE FROM NEW YORK TO ONTARIO BEGINS MAY 17
| WHAT : | Ontario International Airport (ONT) celebrates jetBlue Airways' additional daily nonstop service from New York to Ontario. The additional flight will arrive daily at ONT at 9:35 a.m. and depart for John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) at 10:35 a.m.
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| WHO : | Following a welcome breakfast at the Ontario Convention Center, invited guests will take an airport shuttle to ONT where City of Ontario and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) officials will welcome the arrival of jetBlue's first daytime flight at ONT.
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| WHEN : | Thursday, May 17, 2001
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| WHERE : | Ontario International Airport 2500 East Airport Drive Ontario, California Terminal 2, Gate 210
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| BACKGROUND : | jetBlue Airways - an east coast-based airline that flies a new fleet of Airbus 320 airplanes equipped with in-flight satellite television at every seat, wider seats, and bigger overhead bins - launched new daily nonstop service between JFK and ONT on July 21, 2000. jetBlue's flights from JFK depart at 8:15 p.m., arriving at ONT at 10:45 P.M. From ONT, the "red eye" flights depart daily at 11:30 P.M., arriving at JFK at 7:40 a.m. the following day.
ONT is located approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles and is part of LAWA's four-airport system, which includes Los Angeles International, Van Nuys, and Palmdale Regional Airports. The additional JFK to ONT service further advances ONT's role in Southern California's regional air transportation system.
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| CONTACT : | ONT Public Affairs at (909) 975-5360
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(GLG - 4/9/01)
