Ski NM! JetBlue Non-Stop Flights to Albq Begin Booking 04/22/2013 Southwestern Gem is JetBlue’s 77th Destination & First in New Mexico

This increases the value of my Angel Fire, NM ski house, doesn’t it? When NYC’s clean, bright JFK JetBlue gate is just 3 hours away? This makes me love Albuquerque. I love that old firehouse that has been made into a restaurant there. I love all foods with a southwestern flair like guacamole and fresh salsa. I love hangover Sunday brunches at The Frontier Diner on Central right by UNM. Frontier bacon, yum. Hot coffee with real cream. Big cinnamon rolls fresh from the oven, served in pools of melted butter. The noise of that place, the chaotic kitchen, reminds me of my days in the dorms there, summer show choir and other good times with musical and theatrical experts from around the world.

Skiing closest to Albuquerque, besides actual Albuquerque skiing, is in Santa Fe. In summer, by the way, the concerts on the ski hill there are sublime. I saw Bruce Hornsby and his groove-fest of a band there with my mom and sister. My mom, also a reporter, had tickets in order to review it for the newspaper The Santa Fe New Mexican. It rained, and we didn’t care. It seemed perfect to dance in the rain to the song “Mandolin Rain”.

Now you can have these experiences. You can fly directly to Albuquerque, where the airport is conveniently located. Get a rental vehicle. Go north.

Here is the JetBlue news release in full. Truly a cause for celebration!

JFK to ABQ

Customers traveling between Albuquerque and New York can conveniently connect onwards to dozens of other cities in JetBlue’s route network: Aruba; Bermuda; Boston, Mass.; Buffalo,Rochester and Syracuse, N.Y.; Burlington, Vt.; Charleston, S.C.; Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville,Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm Beach, Florida; Grand Cayman; Kingston, Jamaica; La Romana,Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Samana, Santiago and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic;Nantucket, Mass. (eff. May 16); Nassau, The Bahamas; Portland, Maine; Providenciales, Turks and Caicos; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and St. Maarten.JetBlue’s flights from Albuquerque will be operated with its 150-seat Airbus A320 fleet complete with the carrier’s well-known premium offerings, including a first checked bag free (b), assigned leather seating with legroom to spare, and more than 140 channels of complimentary live television and radio on personal seatback screens (c). All flights also include JetBlue’s superior and personable customer service and free and unlimited assortment of name brand snacks and drinks for the ride.About JetBlue Airways JetBlue is New York’s Hometown Airline™ with other focus cities in Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Orlando and San Juan. Known for its award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on average fleet-wide seat pitch) as well as super-spacious Even More Space seats. 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 74 cities with 750 daily flights and plans to launch service to Providence, Rhode Island on Nov. 29, 2012 and Charleston, South Carolina in early 2013. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information call +1 800-538-2583 (TTY/TDD +1 800-336-5530) from the USA, or visit www.jetblue.com.(a) Fare includes government taxes/fees and must be purchased by 11/23/12 (the earlier of 11:59 PM ET or local) for flights between New York, NY (JFK) and Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday only between 4/22/12 – 5/22/12. 14-day advance purchase required. Fare is subject to availability; may not be available on all flights; may change without notice; must be purchased at time of reservation; and is one-way, nonstop, nonrefundable and nontransferable. Reservations made one week or more prior to a flight’s scheduled departure may be canceled without penalty up to 24 hours after the reservation is made. First checked bag is free (weight and size limits and exceptions for itineraries including flights marked or operated by other airlines apply). Fare does not include fees for oversized/overweight/extra baggage or other fees for products/services sold separately. To view baggage fees and other optional services and fees, click here. $20 fee per person applies to fares (not Award flights) purchased by phone or at an airport or ticket office. Cancellations/changes must be made prior to scheduled departure (otherwise all money for fare is forfeited); $100 change/cancel fee per person will apply, and for changes, there may be a fare adjustment. Cancellations receive JetBlue travel credit, valid for one year. Proper documentation required for boarding. Other restrictions apply.(b) Weight and size limits apply. Bag fee may apply to itineraries including flights operated or marketed by other airlines.(c) Live satellite TV and radio programming is not available on flights outside the continental U.S.Reservations +1 800 JETBLUE (538 2583) TTY/TDD: +1 800 336-5530 www.jetblue.com SOURCE JetBlue Airways

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