JetBlue Airways Signs Multi-Year Agreement with hotels.com to Provide Worldwide Property Selection on JetBlue.com

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq: JBLU) today announces a partnership with hotels.com(R), the leading provider of lodging worldwide, to provide the value airline's customers with access to deals on hotels across the globe on www.jetblue.com/hotels. In addition to streamlining the full travel experience for JetBlue customers, hotel bookings on the airline's website will come with several popular features from hotels.com, including its Price Match Guarantee, no change or cancel fees and no phone booking fees. Customers can also read guest reviews on thousands of properties provided by TripAdvisor(R).

"We are constantly looking for ways to enhance the overall travel experience, and we are excited to partner with this industry-leading hotel provider," said Brett Cochran, Director of Product and Business Development for JetBlue Airways. "Our customers will now receive the great price match guarantee provided by hotels.com with the added convenience of hassle-free booking on JetBlue's website."

"The combination of our online features and service by phone makes it simple for people to find the right property every time they travel, and in turn have a more positive hotel experience," said Sunil Bhatt, vice president of affiliate marketing for hotels.com. "We are pleased to offer JetBlue customers an extensive assortment of more than 40,000 properties, along with the details they need to make a more informed decision before they book."

About hotels.com

hotels.com(R) is the leading provider of lodging worldwide, offering an extensive selection of nearly 80,000 properties ranging from traditional hotels and vacation rentals to bed and breakfasts and all-inclusive resorts. hotels.com serves as an advocate for guests before, during and after their property stay. To help travelers choose the right property for each trip, the company provides a variety of tools and features, including property descriptions, guest reviews, rate calendars, maps, virtual tours, and more. hotels.com offers additional value for guests through its Price Match Guarantee and Flexible Booking(TM) programs. For more information, please visit hotels.com or call 1-800-2-HOTELS. hotels.com is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE).

About JetBlue

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 serves 51 cities with 500 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.

This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature which represent our management's beliefs and assumptions concerning future events. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and are based on information currently available to us. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to many factors, including, without limitation, our extremely competitive industry; increases in fuel prices, maintenance costs and interest rates; our ability to implement our growth strategy, including the ability to operate reliably the EMBRAER 190 aircraft and our new terminal at JFK; our significant fixed obligations; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and maintain our culture as we grow; our reliance on high daily aircraft utilization; our dependence on theNew York metropolitan market and the effect of increased congestion in this market; our reliance on automated systems and technology; our being subject to potential unionization; our reliance on a limited number of suppliers; changes in or additional government regulation; changes in our industry due to other airlines' financial condition; and external geopolitical events and conditions. Further information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to, the Company's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

SOURCE JetBlue Airways Corporation

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