JetBlue auctioning off flights, vacations on eBay

NEW YORK - JetBlue Airways Corp. is auctioning off more than 300 round-trip flights and six vacation packages this week on eBay, with opening bids set between 5 and 10 cents.

The flights are to more than 20 destinations, including four “mystery” JetBlue Getaways Vacation packages to undisclosed locations.

The three-, five- and seven-day auctions include one- and two-person round-trip weekend flights in September from locations including Boston, Chicago, New York, Orlando, Salt Lake City, Fort Lauderdale and Southern California.

Each auction will have a specific range of dates in which customers can travel. The travel dates, times and flight numbers will be posted when the customers bid.

The vacation packages include airfare and a four-night hotel stay for two at Marriott hotels in locations including Las Vegas and Nassau, Bahamas. The four mystery packages include two locations where passports are needed and two that don’t require passports.

Taxes and fees are additional.

Flights leave on Thursdays or Fridays and return on Sundays or Mondays. All travel must be completed by Oct. 6.

Customers can access the auctions through www.jetblue.com/ebay.