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JetBlue gives free flights to some passengers named Pat flying Sunday

A JetBlue Airways Airbus A321 plane. Credit: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A321 plane. Credit: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg
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Feb 3, 2019

JetBlue Airways said it is giving free flights to passengers named Pat who are flying in or out of Boston or Atlanta on Sunday, the day of the Super Bowl.

JetBlue, the official airline of the New England Patriots, said for passengers on those flights whose first name starts with Pat, it will credit the base fare of the flight to the passengers' JetBlue travel bank. Those passengers will get e-mails on the deal.

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