JetBlue announces new NY headquarters location
March 23rd, 2010 - 2:16 am ICT by BNO NewsNEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — JetBlue Airways announced on Monday the decision to keep its headquarters in New York City, and to combine the current Forest Hills, NY and Darien, CT corporate offices into one main support center to be located in Long Island City, Queens.
“We have decided that remaining in our hometown of New York makes the most sense for our company. The city is an important part of our heritage and culture, our brand and our customer connection, as well as our operation, with our base at JFK’s Terminal 5,” said Dave Barger, JetBlue CEO.
“JetBlue engaged cities around the country in a selection process to determine where to build a central corporate office and grow jobs over the long term. New York City prevailed, and both our city and the airline are better off for it,” New York Mayor Bloomberg said.
JetBlue expects to occupy approximately 200,000 square feet by mid-2012 in the historic Brewster Building in Long Island City Queens.
The Brewster Building, owned by Brause Realty, a New York City-based real estate company, is just six miles down the road from JetBlue’s current support center location in Forest Hills, and is situated at the foot of one of the main gateways to Manhattan — the Queensborough Bridge.
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