BUSINESS
February 14, 2012 | By Katie Johnston
JetBlue Airways is launching seasonal service between Boston and Nantucket in May, the airline's 45th destination out of Logan International Airport. Flights will leave Boston at 4:50 p.m. from May 17 through Sept. 4. Passengers can book flights -- which will use full-size planes, according to JetBlue -- starting today. Prices are $98 roundtrip for travel between May 17 and June 13. Non-sale fares start at around $145 roundtrip.
BUSINESS
February 10, 2012 | By Jenn Abelson
Spring training has not started, but JetBlue Airways is taking the Red Sox to the skies with a custom Red Sox-branded Airbus A320 at Logan International Airport in Boston. The aircraft, inspired by the team's uniform, features blue wing tips and a gray tail that depicts the team's dangling red socks. The plane, which enters service today with a flight to Fort Myers, Fla. - where the team trains - also sports a banner commemorating Fenway Park's 100th anniversary. A photo of the plane, the first to sport a Major League Baseball uniform, was not available yesterday.
TRAVEL
February 10, 2012 | Eric Wilbur, Boston.com Staff, Globe Staff
JetBlue Airways - the official airline of the Boston Red Sox - unveiled the latest addition to its fleet today, a custom Red Sox-themed plane that will fly out of Logan Airport. "There is a lot of excitement around the Red Sox camp as they prepare for what will surely be another great year in baseball. As the largest carrier in Boston, we're grateful to be a part of the electric energy to have their colors soaring the skies and runways of Boston's Logan," JetBlue's senior vice-president of marketing and commercial strategy Marty St. George said in a statement.
BUSINESS
February 7, 2012 | By Katie Johnston
Round-trip airfare between Boston and Philadelphia is doubling as Southwest Airlines discontinues the route this week and once again leaves US Airways as the only carrier flying nonstop between the two cities The lowest regular round-trip nonstop fare will jump to $520 from about $260, according to airline websites. Southwest will discontinue the Boston to Philadelphia route as of Saturday. Southwest has dropped five routes out of Philadelphia this year, including Manchester, Providence, Pittsburgh, and Jacksonville.
TRAVEL
December 7, 2011 | By Katie Johnston, Globe Staff
Two airlines are planning new routes between Boston and Dallas/Fort Worth, the home of beleaguered American Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy last week. JetBlue Airways, Logan International Airport's largest carrier, will start flying between the two cities three times a day on May 1. Spirit Airlines will start flying the route once a day on March 22. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is a new destination for JetBlue, the largest metropolitan area in the country it isn't currently serving.
TRAVEL
December 7, 2011 | By Katie Johnston, Globe Staff
By Katie Johnston, Globe Staff JetBlue Airways, Logan International Airport's largest carrier, will start flying between the two cities three times a day on May 1. Spirit Airlines will start flying the route once a day on March 22. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is a new destination for JetBlue, the largest metropolitan area in the country it isn't currently serving. The airline said it had nothing to do with American's bankruptcy. "We had this on the books for some time," said spokesman Mateo Lleras.