Jet Blue Airlines Offers $29 Airfare and Incentives for Bargain Travelers

Jet Blue announced its Sample Sale starting at 12:01 p.m. on March 4, 2009 in select markets with fares starting at $29 each way. Jet Blue Airlines has become famous for its mass price reductions and discount airfares over the past few years, but this is one of the first drastic flight ticket reductions for 2009. The Jet Blue Airlines sale ends at 11:59 p.m. MST on March 4, 2009, and tickets can be purchased through Jet Blue's online reservation system or by calling the reservations department.

Jet Blue Airlines Sample Sale Discount Options

Travelers can book a flight that flies out on Tuesday or Wednesday any time between March 10 and April 1, 2009. One way flights are priced from $29 to $99, and leave dozens of destinations around the U.S. including Las Vegas, NV; Orlando, FL; New York, NY; Boston, MA; Washington, DC; Newark, NJ; and Cancun, Mexico.

Some of the top $29 flights include:

Boston, MA to Buffalo, NY

Burbank, CA to Las Vegas NY

Charlotte, NC to New York, NY

New York, NY to Portland, ME

Washington DC, to New York, NY

Flights to the Caribbean and South America are also available, and most are priced between $49 to $69 each way from departure cities including Orlando, FL and New York, NY.

Consumer Tips for Purchasing Cheap Tickets from JetBlue

At time of publication, the JetBlue website at www.jetblue.com/deals/samplesale/ is overloaded with web traffic and it can take several minutes for the site to load. Travelers who want to learn about flights available from their nearest city can call Jet Blue Airlines directly at 1-800-JETBLUE and speak with a travel booking specialist for the latest availability and rates.

Jet Blue airlines is offering many attractive fares for the key destinations around the country, especially for last-minute Spring Break travelers. However, there is some fine print to consider when booking these fares. Seats are limited on all of these flights, and are one-way, nonrefundable, and nontransferable.

Cancellations on these tickets run a hefty fee of $100 per person, and the ticket is refunded in the form of a travel credit. Jet Blue airlines also imposes several surcharges and fees on each ticket; this includes Passenger Facility Charges up to $9 each way; September 11^th Security Fees up to $5 each way; and Federal Segment Taxes of $3.60 per domestic segment. If you are planning to fly outside of the country, you can expect to pay government fees and taxes of up to $127.60 each way, and additional taxes and charges for baggage.

More JetBlue Travel Incentives

Bargain hunters may choose to forgo the $29 airfare sale for other specials and discounts that JetBlue released this past week. Tickets for hundreds of other destinations are now available for under $100 each way from select cities.

JetBlue has also recently extended its JetBlue Promise that refunds the cost of a flight for any traveler who has lost their job. Travelers who have involuntarily lost their job but had confirmed reservations on the schedule may qualify for a full refund through the JetBlue Promise program. Details about the program can be found on The JetBlue Promise page.