JetBlue Is Slicing Routes from NYC, Miami, and Extra — What to Know

JetBlue is shaking up its route community, slicing or altering a dozen much less worthwhile flights internationally.

Quite a lot of the cuts are at its hub in New York Metropolis, with flights to Austin, Houston, Miami, and Milwaukee being minimize, JetBlue confirmed to Journey + Leisure. The provider may also not resume flights between New York and London Gatwick Airport (LGW), which it beforehand minimize earlier this yr.

The airline may also finish all flights to San Jose, CA, and cease serving town, in addition to finish flights between Westchester and Charleston and between Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale.

“As a part of our JetForward strategic plan, JetBlue is concentrated on constructing a community that greatest serves our prospects and helps our long-term success,” JetBlue mentioned in a press release shared with T+L. “Lately, we made some community changes in sure markets, eradicating some underperforming flying from our schedule, permitting us to redeploy assets, together with our common Mint service, towards high-demand markets and new alternatives.”

The airline mentioned it might “announce how we’ll redeploy this capability, together with into our European community” within the coming weeks.

Along with ending routes, JetBlue may also plan to alter how others function. Flights between Boston and Phoenix, for instance, will transition right into a winter seasonal route, as will flights between New York and Tulum and between Boston and Grenada. 

The airline, which lowered service in half between New York and Paris to as soon as each day in October, will proceed to fly as soon as per day and won’t plan to carry again a second each day summer season seasonal flight.

Lastly, in Seattle, the airline will use Core-only plane on all its routes from town.

Past persevering with to shake up its schedule, JetBlue quietly raised baggage costs in February and altered the way it prices for luggage by introducing a peak and off-peak pricing construction within the spring. 

The airline formally ended its deliberate merger with Spirit Airways in March, weeks after a federal decide blocked the hassle. Spirit has since filed for chapter.