JetBlue now not sees a future in Miami, dropping the Florida scorching spot from its route map as a part of a broader effort to shrink to profitability.
The New York-based provider will finish service to Miami International Airport (MIA) on Sept. 3 and shift its flights to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to summer time seasonal service Oct. 25, schedule information from aviation analytics agency Cirium reveals. The airline can even finish three extra routes.
JetBlue’s full cuts, based on Cirium, embrace:
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) in Grenada: ended in April; seasonal resumption canceled
- BOS to MIA: ends Sept. 3
- BOS to SEA: ends Oct. 25; resumes summer time 2026
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) in New York to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) in West Palm Beach, Florida: ended in April; seasonal resumption canceled
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York to SEA: ends Oct. 25; resumes summer time 2026
- Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Cancun International Airport (CUN) in Mexico: ends Aug. 30
A JetBlue spokesperson confirmed the modifications and mentioned they’re a part of its ongoing program to “regularly make adjustments to best align our flying with demand and to support our broader growth strategy.”
Earlier in June, JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty advised employees in a memo that the airline would reduce underperforming routes and park planes in an effort to slash bills and return to profitability.
“We’re hopeful demand and bookings will rebound, but even a recovery won’t fully offset the ground we’ve lost this year and our path back to profitability will take longer than we’d hoped,” she mentioned.
Most U.S. airways have reported weak spot in economy-class home leisure journey. That disproportionately impacts airways that primarily cater to these vacationers, together with Frontier Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines.
At the identical time, premium and worldwide journey has remained strong. Geraghty advised employees in the identical memo that JetBlue was persevering with its investments in premium choices, together with a home first-class cabin and its first-ever airport lounges. The airline can also be shifting ahead with its new loyalty partnership with United Airlines.
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JetBlue executives have additionally mentioned that the airline’s transatlantic flights are performing very nicely.
The airline added Miami in 2021 as a part of a coronavirus pandemic effort to develop into new markets. JetBlue initially served BOS, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), JFK and later Hartford’s Bradley International Airport (BDL) from MIA. Flights to BDL, LAX and EWR ended in 2024; JFK flights finish this month, and BOS flights in September, Cirium information reveals.
Historically, airways like JetBlue and Southwest had been in a position to make use of financial slowdowns to develop into markets dominated by legacy airways. They each tried to do the identical throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; nonetheless, because of the federal government monetary help supplied to airways, legacy carriers maintained their share in many cities via the restoration whereas many new entrants floundered.
Of the 17 locations Southwest added throughout the pandemic, it has reduce 4 — Bellingham International Airport (BLI) in Washington state, Cozumel Airport (CZM) in Mexico, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) in New York — and pulled again dramatically in others, like Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD).
For vacationers affected by JetBlue’s cuts in Boston, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines proceed to fly to Miami, and Alaska Airlines and Delta to Seattle, Cirium schedule present. Alaska and Delta additionally proceed to fly the JFK-to-SEA route.
No different airways fly between Boston and Grenada or from San Juan to Cancun.
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