- Red Sox player and Santo Domingo native David Ortiz joins in the festivities -

- Second new destination this week from JetBlue's 'Hub hub' -

- Expansion continues with service to Baltimore in September -

BOSTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), the leading airline at Logan International Airport with service to more nonstop destinations than any other carrier, today begins flights to its 31st city: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox player and proud Santo Domingo native, joins JetBlue this morning at Logan to celebrate and welcome customers aboard its first departure to the Dominican capital. JetBlue is the Official Airline of the Red Sox and Fenway Park.

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JetBlue is now offering the convenience of nonstop service from Boston to Santo Domingo three days per week on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with plans to expand to daily service over the peak winter season. JetBlue also offers one-stop connecting service every day to Santo Domingo as well as to Puerto Plata on the island's north coast and to Santiago de los Caballeros in the central Cibao Valley.

Santo Domingo is JetBlue's second new destination this week from its 'Hub hub' at Logan, after Wednesday's launch of twice-daily nonstop service to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). JetBlue will further expand in Boston on Sept. 9 with the launch of four daily flights to a 32nd destination, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

    JetBlue's schedule between Boston and Santo Domingo:

    Boston (BOS) to                       Santo Domingo, D.R. (SDQ) to
    Santo Domingo, D.R. (SDQ)             Boston (BOS)
    -------------------------             ----------------------------
    Depart - Arrive                       Depart - Arrive
    ---------------                       ----------------
    12:35 p.m. - 4:28 p.m.                5:30 p.m.