— Fares now on sale as low as US $69 (a) each way —

— Value airline continues Orlando expansion with first Central American destination —

ORLANDO, Fla., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — New York-based JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq: JBLU) today commemorates the launch of Orlando’s only daily nonstop service to San Jose, Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), the carrier’s first Central American destination and ninth country in its route network. Costa Ricans traveling through Orlando will also have seamless one-stop connections to New York’s John F. Kennedy as well as Newark, New Jersey and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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To celebrate its new service, sale fares as low as $69 (a) are available between Orlando and San Jose each way for travel purchased today through April 8, 2009 at www.jetblue.com. Travel must take place between April 14 and June 17, 2009. Average everyday fares will start at $139 each way.

“JetBlue is committed to furthering our growth in Latin America and we are excited to provide the Orlando community with its only nonstop service to San Jose, Costa Rica,” said JetBlue’s Chief Executive Officer Dave Barger at a press conference at SJO this afternoon. “Central Floridians continue to give JetBlue reasons to add more destinations, more direct flights and more value when they travel to new international cities like Bogota, Nassau and San Jose.”

“JetBlue’s entry into the Costa Rican market is a reaffirmation of the wisdom and foresight that brought our countries together in a free trade agreement that supports us in hard times and positions us for better times ahead,” said Peter Cianchette, U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica.

    JetBlue's daily schedule between Orlando and San Jose:

          Depart Orlando (MCO)  10:05 a.m.   Arrive San Jose (SJO)  11:14 a.m.
          Depart San Jose (SJO) 12:09 p.m.   Arrive Orlando (MCO)   5:19 p.m.

JetBlue operates service to Costa Rica with its 100-seat EMBRAER E190, offering comfy all-leather seats in a two-by-two configuration (with no middle seat!), seatback televisions (including programming en Espanol), the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (b), and unlimited free snacks and beverages. Customers will also be treated to the best customer service in the industry, delivered by the airline’s friendly and award-winning crewmembers.