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Got my letter.

 

As a former JetBlue customer, I got my letter today... my apology letter.  JetBlue had some trouble this week.  Big time.  So, am I going to kick them off the list?  No.  Why?  Because I got an apology letter, and a good one at that.  I actually believe poor David.  I think he's really shaken up about this whole thing, mostly because it's so unlike them to get this far off track without a plan.  Here's the letter:

Dear JetBlue Customers,

We are sorry and embarrassed. But most of all, we are deeply sorry.

Last week was the worst operational week in JetBlue's seven year history. Following the severe winter ice storm in the Northeast, we subjected our customers to unacceptable delays, flight cancellations, lost baggage, and other major inconveniences. The storm disrupted the movement of aircraft, and, more importantly, disrupted the movement of JetBlue's pilot and inflight crewmembers who were depending on those planes to get them to the airports where they were scheduled to serve you. With the busy President's Day weekend upon us, rebooking opportunities were scarce and hold times at 1-800-JETBLUE were unacceptably long or not even available, further hindering our recovery efforts.

Words cannot express how truly sorry we are for the anxiety, frustration and inconvenience that we caused. This is especially saddening because JetBlue was founded on the promise of bringing humanity back to air travel and making the experience of flying happier and easier for everyone who chooses to fly with us. We know we failed to deliver on this promise last week.

We are committed to you, our valued customers, and are taking immediate corrective steps to regain your confidence in us. We have begun putting a comprehensive plan in place to provide better and more timely information to you, more tools and resources for our crewmembers and improved procedures for handling operational difficulties in the future. We are confident, as a result of these actions, that JetBlue will emerge as a more reliable and even more customer responsive airline than ever before.

Most importantly, we have published the JetBlue Airways Customer Bill of Rights—our official commitment to you of how we will handle operational interruptions going forward—including details of compensation. I have a video message to share with you about this industry leading action.

You deserved better—a lot better—from us last week. Nothing is more important than regaining your trust and all of us here hope you will give us the opportunity to welcome you onboard again soon and provide you the positive JetBlue Experience you have come to expect from us.
  
Sincerely,

David Neeleman
Founder and CEO
JetBlue Airways 

 

Hey, at least they're trying.  That's one of my new soapboxes - are you even trying to not be evil? 

Posted on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 by Registered CommenterStacey | Comments2 Comments | References4 References

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i love your new soapbox and agree that the ATTEMPT to make things right counts for a lot. however, your (and my) willingness to give jet blue another chance based on this letter and their other actions after last week is not only due to their attempt to make things right, but also to our perception of them being "not evil" before all this took place. otherwise, even the most heartfelt of letters wouldn't be enough. (i can't imagine microsoft issuing a letter of apology for all their blunders, and even were they to, i don't think i would feel it was sincere.)
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