JetBlue Airways Travelers Take Flight With PayPal
Apr 3, 2008 |
NEW YORK & SAN JOSE, Calif.--JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU) today announces that customers booking at www.jetblue.com now have the option to purchase flights using PayPal.
“By adding PayPal to our website for safer and easier payment, we are offering more options and even greater flexibility to customers purchasing travel on JetBlue,” said Don Uselmann, Manager of Business Development for JetBlue Airways. “PayPal provides just the kind of security and convenience that meets our travelers’ expectations.”
With more than 57 million active accounts, PayPal provides a safer, easier way to pay for items and services online. With PayPal, JetBlue customers can now pay for travel through debit cards, bank accounts, stored balance, or credit cards without sharing their financial information.
“Millions of consumers around the world prefer to pay with PayPal because of its safety and simplicity,” said Tyler Hoffman, senior director of merchant services at PayPal. “We are thrilled that, as one of the nation’s most popular airlines, JetBlue is now offering its customers the ability to pay for flights via PayPal.”
About JetBlue Airways
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 53 cities with 550 daily flights. New service to Los Angeles International Airport begins in May. 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.
About PayPal
PayPal is the safer, easier way to pay and get paid online. The service allows anyone to pay without sharing financial information and gives consumers the flexibility to pay in any way they prefer, including through credit cards, bank accounts or account balances. With more than 57 million active accounts in 190 markets and 17 currencies around the world, PayPal enables global ecommerce. PayPal is an eBay company. More information about the company can be found at https://www.paypal.com.