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| JET BLUE AIRLINES TO HELP SKYBUS PASSANGERS |
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WENGNews writes, "JET BLUE AIRLINES IS OFFERING TO HELP EASE THE STING OF PASSANGERS THAT HAVE BEEN STRANDED BY THE SUDDEN FOLDING OF SKYBUS AIRLINES OVER THE WEEKEND. ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE, JET BLUE IS OFFERING PASSANGERS WITH SKYBUS TICKETS PURCHASED THRU APRIL 13TH A $50 DOLLAR STANDBY RATE, AND THEY‘RE OFFERING SKYBUS EMPLOYEES A $10 DOLLAR STAND BY RATE. SKYBUS ANNOUNCED ON THEIR WEBSITE FRIDAY THAT THEY WERE CEASING OPERATIONS AS OF SATURDAY, WHICH STRANDED THOUSANDS OF PASSANGERS NATIONWIDE, AS WELL AS AT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT IN PUNTA GORDA. THEY BLAMED THE STRUGGLING ECONOMY AND SKYROCKETING FUEL COSTS AS THE REASONS FOR GROUNDING THEIR PLANES, AND THE WALL STREET JOURNAL IS REPORTING THAT THEY WILL FILE FOR BANKRUPCY PROTECTION IN COURT SOMETIME THIS WEEK. THE NEWS APPARENTLY TOOK AIRPORT OFFICIALS BY SURPRISE, AS DIRECTOR GARY QUILL SAID THAT MORE THAN 40,000 PASSANGERS USED THE AIRLINE IN MARCH ALONE. IF YOU HAVE A SKYBUS TICKET FOR TRAVEL THRU APRIL 13TH AND WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OFFER BY JET BLUE AIRLINES, YOU CAN CALL THEM AT 1-800-JETBLUE (800-538-2583). JET BLUE OFFICIALS SAID THEY WOULD HONOR THE SKYBUS TICKETS AT ANY AIRPORT WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE AIRPORT YOU WERE ORIGINALLY FLYING OUT OF. PASSANGERS IN PUNTA GORDA CAN USE EITHER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN FT. MYERS OR SARASOTA/BRADENTON AIRPORT. SKYBUS OFFICIALS SAY YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY FOR REFUNDS ON PREVIOUSLY BOOK SKYBUS FLIGHTS."
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Posted on Apr 07, 2008 09:18am.
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