West Palm Beach, FL (October 11, 2018)- JetBlue Airways offers new, year-round nonstop service to Providence, Rhode Island (PVD)
Palm Beach International Airport is pleased to announce new, nonstop daily service to Providence, Rhode Island (PVD) on JetBlue Airways, to commence February 14, 2019.
“The addition of Providence, Rhode Island to our daily, nonstop destinations is a terrific win for our passengers. Obtaining new service can be an arduous process; the Providence T. F. Green International (PVD) and Palm Beach International (PBI) teams have worked hard for this! We are excited about the new and increased service with JetBlue and are confident it will be a successful addition to an already great partnership.” Said Bruce Pelly, director of Airports for Palm Beach County.
“Rhode Islanders will now be able to fly to West Palm Beach daily from TF Green Airport. The community has been quite vocal on the need to attain daily service to West Palm Beach so we are particularly pleased to make this announcement,” said Iftikhar Ahmad, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation.
New daily, nonstop PVD service on the Fall/Winter 2018-19 schedule*
JetBlue Flight 858 departs PBI 8:20am EST, arriving PVD 11:07am EST.
JetBlue Flight 857 departs PVD 11:50am EST, arriving PBI 3:07pm EST.
*Schedule subject to change
JetBlue also announced increased winter service from Boston (BOS) to 8x daily, Hartford (BDL) to 2x daily and Westchester (HPN) to 5x daily.
JetBlue offers year round, daily service to the following markets: Boston (BOS), Hartford (BDL), NYC (JFK), NYC (LGA), Newark (EWR), Washington (DCA), Westchester (HPN) and now Providence (PVD).
JetBlue will operate the new route using its Airbus A320 aircraft featuring the airline’s award-winning service with comfortable seating; complimentary and unlimited name-brand snacks; more than 100 channels of free SIRIUSXM® radio programming and 36 channels of free, live DIRECTV® programming on personal seatback televisions; free Fly-Fi high-speed broadband internet service (a), access to JetBlue's Hub content on personal devices, on-demand first-run Hollywood movies and the most legroom in coach (b).
(a) Fly-Fi is not available on flights operating outside of the contiguous U.S. For flights originating outside of the contiguous U.S., Fly-Fi will be available once the aircraft returns to the coverage area. Fly-Fi is available on all JetBlue-operated flights.
(b) JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach based on average fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
To book service, visit jetblue.com
Contact:
Lacy Larson
Director, Airports Marketing
Palm Beach County Dept of Airports
846 Palm Beach International Airport
West Palm Beach, FL 3346
Direct Line: 561-471-7467
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) serves over 6.5 million passengers annually and offers nearly 200 nonstop flights daily. Palm Beach International Airport is proud to be named the 9th Best Domestic Airport from prestigious Travel + Leisure Magazine's 2018 World's Best Awards for the second year running and has been recognized by Travel + Leisure, tripadvisor, Conde Nast Traveler, MissTravel, and Fox News for convenience, hospitality and amenities. Palm Beach International Airport was named 5th Best Medium Airport in the 2017 J.D. Power North America Airport Satisfaction Survey, #1 in U.S. Airports for Overall TSA Wait Times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and 9th Best Domestic Airport in Travel + Leisure Magazine's 2017 World's Best Awards.
For more information, visit the PBI’s website or check out the PBI blog. Follow PBI on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates and announcements.
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