JetBlue To Fly Over NYC During 'Clap Because We Care' Salute

NEW YORK, NY — The Clap Because We Care nightly round of applause for frontline workers will be "brought to the skies" on Thursday when three New York-themed planes fly over the Big Apple.

JetBlue has planned a low-altitude flyover salute over the five boroughs to correspond with the 7 p.m. celebration, which brings New Yorkers to their windows and stoops to cheer for those helping during the coronavirus pandemic each night.

The flyover will include three planes with special New York-themed insignia for the FDNY, NYPD and "all those who live in and love New York" through an "I LOVE NY" logo.

“JetBlue’s mission of inspiring humanity is stronger now more than ever,” JetBlue President and CEO Joanna Geraghty said. “...This is an opportunity for us to fly it forward and show our appreciation for the heroic efforts of medical professionals, first responders and public servants – not just here in our home of New York but around the country as well.”

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The flyover will kick off at John F. Kennedy International Airport and circle Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx before flying down the west side of Manhattan and then heading back to the airport, according to a map of the flight.

It is the latest plane-led tribute for New York City's essential workers and the second just this week.

On Tuesday, GEICO's Skytyper Air Show Team brought messages of thanks to the sky and late last month the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds Jets flew over the five boroughs.

The JetBlue flyover is being funded by the Port Authority of New Yorkand New Jersey, JetBlue Air Line Pilots Association, CarbonFund.org and a fuel provider.

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