JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), Puerto Rico’s largest carrier, today announced that it will launch San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport’s (SJU) twice daily service to St. Thomas (STT) and daily service to St. Croix (STX) International Airports – the airline’s 69th and 70th destinations – on Monday, December 12, 2011, three days earlier than originally scheduled. Customers seeking a jumpstart on a vacation to the U.S. Virgin Islands can also save money on flights today through 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 23 at www.jetblue.com/new, where trips are selling for as low as $39 each way for travel through Feb. 15, 2012.

JetBlue’s inaugural service between Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) and St. Thomas will operate for the winter season with five weekly departures beginning December 15, 2011 and will operate nonstop on the southbound flight and direct via San Juan on the northbound flight to Boston.

To further celebrate the launch of the airline’s new service to the U.S. Virgin Islands, customers booking travel today through Sept. 30, 2011 to St. Thomas or St. Croix from Boston, San Juan or via connecting service from New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) can also receive $50 off any JetBlue Getaways vacation package by using promotion code USVI50 at checkout. Travel must take place Dec. 12, 2011 through Feb. 15, 2012.

JetBlue Getaways is the airline’s vacation provider with permanent offers on vacation packages all over the United States and the Caribbean. It has become a perfect complement for those customers who enjoy the JetBlue Experience and product at affordable fares, as they can now expand it to their whole vacation. Customers looking to book their complete vacation can call 1-800-JETBLUE, option 3, or go to www.jetblue.com/vacations.

JetBlue’s schedule between San Juan and St. Thomas effective Dec. 12, 2011:

San Juan to St. Thomas:

St. Thomasto San Juan:

Depart – Arrive

Depart – Arrive

8:25 a.m. – 8:53 a.m.

9:30 a.m. – 9:59 a.m.

3:15 p.m. – 3:43 p.m.

5:30 p.m. – 5:59 p.m.

JetBlue’s schedule between San Juan and St. Croix effective Dec. 12, 2011:

San Juan to St. Croix:

St. Croix to San Juan:

Depart – Arrive

Depart – Arrive

2:25 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

4:04 p.m. – 4:44 p.m.

JetBlue’s schedule between Boston and St. Thomas effective Dec. 15, 2011*:

Boston to St. Thomas:

St. Thomas to Boston:

Depart – Arrive

Depart – Arrive

9:20 a.m. – 2:28 p.m.

3:20 p.m. – 7:25 p.m. (+1 stop)

• Flights operate 5x a week; northbound flights will operate via San Juan

JetBlue offers more seats and more capacity (available seat miles) to and from the Commonwealth than any other airline. Over the past year, JetBlue has grown 38 percent in Puerto Rico and now offers more than 30 daily departures. The value carrier has started new service from San Juan to Tampa and Jacksonville, announced service to St. Maarten, and increased Boston service from two daily flights to four daily flights, bringing 35 daily flights to the island this summer. Later in the year the airline will increase service on the popular route between San Juan and Santo Domingo from three to five daily flights.

JetBlue’s flights from San Juan will be operated with its quiet and fuel efficient 100-seat Embraer 190 aircraft (E190), while flights from Boston will be operated with the airline’s spacious Airbus A320 fleet. In Puerto Rico, JetBlue serves San Juan, Aguadilla and Ponce, with service to ten non-stop destinations. In the continental U.S., the carrier serves New York, Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Jacksonville and Tampa from the Commonwealth; within the Caribbean the carrier serves Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, and St. Croix. All flights enjoy award-winning service featuring convenient, assigned seating; a first-checked bag free ©; complimentary and unlimited name brand snacks and drinks; comfy leather seats; and more legroom than any other carrier in coach (d).