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Hawaiian Airlines and New York’s JetBlue Airways
have entered into a partnership agreement that will make it easy
for travelers up and down the East Coast to enjoy the Hawaii
travel experience.
Mark Dunkerley, president and CEO of
Hawaiian Airlines, and Dave Barger, president and CEO of JetBlue,
signed the agreement at JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy
International Airport.
Dunkerley said, “This partnership with
JetBlue makes Hawaii more accessible than ever for our friends on
the East Coast, and in June will put the islands at their doorstep
with our new daily nonstop service between JFK and Honolulu.”
Effective this week, customers will be able to purchase single
tickets combining travel on both Hawaiian and JetBlue, allowing
for seamless travel between the carriers’ networks.
Connections
are available for immediate travel via Los Angeles International
Airport (LAX), where Hawaiian offers multiple daily departures.
In the near future, Hawaiian intends to codeshare on
JetBlue-operated flights, placing its HA code on
JetBlue-operated flights.
The carriers plan to further expand
their partnership on 5 June 2012, when Hawaiian launches the only
nonstop service between New York City and Hawaii with its new
wide-body, twin-aisle Airbus A330-200 aircraft seating 294
customers.
Hawaiian’s daily flights from Honolulu will arrive
and depart from JFK Terminal 5, becoming the first of JetBlue’s
airline partners to locate at the carrier’s acclaimed home.
At
Terminal 5 – JFK Airport’s newest terminal – travelers can take
in a host of shopping options and unique dining experiences,
enjoy the convenience of gate-side food ordering and delivery, and
surf the web with free terminal-wide Wi-Fi.
Hawaiian Flight
51 will depart JFK daily at 10:00 a.m. and arrive at Honolulu
International Airport at 3:00 p.m. The return Flight 50 will depart Honolulu daily at 3:05 p.m. and
arrive in New York at 6:55 a.m. the following morning.
The new
flight’s mid-morning New York departure will allow travelers in
markets served by JetBlue up and down the East Coast, such as
Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and
Raleigh/Durham, to make a seamless connection to Honolulu and
arrive in time to enjoy a first afternoon on the beach, or to
make another easy connection on Hawaiian to Kauai, Maui, or
Hawaii Island and settle in for a beautiful island sunset.
Hawaii residents will also benefit from a new level of access from
anywhere in the islands to popular East Coast destinations that
are home to world-class attractions, historical sites and major
sporting events, all booked on Hawaiian.
New Travel Options for TrueBlue and HawaiianMiles
Members
Hawaiian and JetBlue have also reached a preliminary
agreement to allow members of each carrier’s frequent flyer
program to earn and redeem loyalty points or miles for travel on
either carrier.
Under this agreement JetBlue’s TrueBlue members
will soon be able to accrue points on any Hawaiian-operated
flight, while HawaiianMiles members will be able to earn miles on
any JetBlue-operated flights.
Similarly, frequent fliers will
be able to redeem their points or miles for travel on either
carrier’s network, bringing new, much-requested destinations to
each program’s loyal members.
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