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Article: Real signs JetBlue as airline partner
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- March 19, 2009
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Real Salt Lake and JetBlue will announce a partnership today
making Jet Blue the exclusive and official airline partner of Utah's
Major League Soccer franchise and Rio Tinto Stadium effective
immediately.
The New York-based Jet Blue sent an e-mail to its Utah-based
employees on Wednesday announcing the multi-year sponsorship, with
an RSL official close to the negotiations confirming the deal.
The email sent to its "Utah Crewmembers" trumpeted the move
saying, "While Salt Lake may not be our largest base of flight
operations, it is home to about 2,000 Crewmembers, more than any
BlueCity except New York. We are deeply committed to the Salt Lake
market and to providing opportunities for local ...