JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes discusses what his business is doing to increase passengers’ confidence in flying and the challenges travelers face, such as required quarantines in different countries and some of the US.
Sen. Chuck Schumer has personally pleaded with JetBlue’s boss not to downsize the Big Apple’s workforce of the budget airline because it weighs shipping to Florida, The Post has learned.
The senior senator in New York said he made his case during a call with JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes on Wednesday night – a day after The Post exclusively reported that the carrier was considering taking work from its headquarters in Long Island City to move into existing offices. the Sunshine State.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Samuel Corum / Pool via AP)
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Schumer told The Post on Thursday he wanted to remind Hayes that “JetBlue’s roots and its future are here in New York.” He also pointed to the billions of dollars in federal aid that airlines like it received during the coronavirus crisis.
| Ticker | Safety | Last | Alter | Alter% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JBLU | JETBLUE AIRWAYS | 20.88 | +0.18 | + 0.87% |
“With the critical pandemic relief dollars we have just handed over to help rescue airlines like JetBlue, and the thousands and thousands of New Yorkers already using them, the airline must clear the runway to grow here, not retreat,” the Democratic Senate’s majority leader told The Post in a Thursday statement.
“In short, I am confident that JetBlue will remain the airline of New York for a long time to come,” said the senior senator in New York. (iStock)
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“In short, I am confident that JetBlue will remain the hometown airline in New York for a long time to come.”
This story was originally published by the New York Post.