JetBlue

♦ The history of JetBlue starts with establishing its first hub in 1999 after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey awarded the company 75 slots at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). So, with the decision more or less decided, the plan was to paint the planes yellow like New York City’s iconic cabs and call the airline “Taxi.”. It was then formally founded as NewAir in Feb1999 by David Neeleman (Morris Air founder) and renamed in Aug1999, prior to start. The carrier commenced operations on 11Feb2000. Its first international service was from JFK to Santiago on 10Jun2004
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