NEW YORK,  (RUSHPRNEWS) Aug. 18, 2008– JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) today announces the election of Stephan Gemkow to the Board of Directors. Mr. Gemkow, the Chief Financial Officer of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, is the second director nominated to the JetBlue Board of Directors by Lufthansa in connection with Lufthansa’s investment in JetBlue, and joins the 10 other members of the Board of Directors.

“We welcome Stephan to JetBlue,” said Dave Barger, JetBlue Airways Chief Executive Officer. “Stephan brings a diversity of business experience to our company, from strategic planning to leadership positions in Finance and Human Resources. We look forward to his counsel and direction going forward.”

“I am pleased to join the JetBlue Board of Directors,” Mr. Gemkow said. “JetBlue is at the point in its history where decisions made today have long-lasting impact on its competitiveness as a unique brand. I look forward to the challenge.”

After consulting with BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG for two years, Mr. Gemkow joined Deutsche Lufthansa AG in 1990, working initially in Corporate Organization and Strategic Corporate Development. He then moved on to work in various management capacities before serving as Area Sales Manager in Washington D.C. from 1994 to 1997. He subsequently took over as Head of Investor Relations, and in 2001 was appointed Senior Vice President Corporate Finance.

In February 2004, Mr. Gemkow joined the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG, where he was responsible for Finance and Human Resources.

Stephan Gemkow is Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Delvag Luftfahrtversicherungs-AG and Lufthansa AirPlus Servicekarten GmbH. He is a member of the Supervisory Boards of Lufthansa Cargo AG, LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG, Lufthansa Technik AG, Evonik Industries AG and also serves on the Boards of Directors of WAM Acquisition S.A., Amadeus IT Group S.A. and WAM Portfolio S.A.

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 600 daily flights. 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.

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