JetBlue Has Just Discontinued These 17 Routes

JetBlue Airways has now joined the ranks of U.S. airlines significantly trimming its flight options.

In line with similar actions taken by American Airlines, which has also cut numerous domestic and international flights, as well as United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, both of which have removed service to several U.S. hubs, JetBlue has announced it will be cutting more than a dozen routes from its schedule this spring.

Philip Stewart, JetBlue’s corporate communications manager, stated in a message to Dinogo, "As we continue to assess our network, we will be discontinuing service on 17 underperforming routes this spring and transitioning some markets to seasonal operations."

Here are the routes that JetBlue will no longer provide, many of which connect the East Coast to destinations in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Florida:

• Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Bozeman, Montana
• Las Vegas to Cancun, Mexico
• Los Angeles to Bozeman
• Newark, New Jersey, to Antigua
• Newark to Bridgetown, Barbados
• Newark to Cartagena, Colombia
• Newark to Port-au-Prince, Haiti
• Newark to St. Thomas
• New York (JFK) to Bermuda
• New York to Bogota, Colombia
• Philadelphia to San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Providence, Rhode Island, to Fort Myers, Florida
• Providence to Tampa, Florida
• Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, to San Juan
• Richmond, Virginia, to Tampa
• Sacramento, California, to Cancun
• San Francisco to Cancun

Philip Stewart noted, "Many of these routes were introduced in response to changing travel trends during the pandemic." He further remarked, "Despite these reductions—most of which were less than daily—we anticipate that our 2022 schedule will be our largest yet, and we will keep expanding our fleet with new aircraft throughout the year."

This isn’t the first instance of JetBlue significantly cutting back its schedule in recent months. Last summer, the airline eliminated 24 flights from its network, including several reductions in services from Pennsylvania and North Carolina:

• Atlanta to Orlando, Florida
• Austin, Texas, to Orlando
• Austin to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
• Austin to San Francisco
• Boston to Burbank, California
• Chicago O’Hare to West Palm Beach, Florida
• Cleveland to Fort Myers, Florida
• Orlando to Bogota, Colombia
• Philadelphia to Fort Myers
• Philadelphia to Orlando
• Philadelphia to Tampa
• Philadelphia to West Palm Beach
• Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Pittsburgh to West Palm Beach
• Raleigh-Durham to Fort Myers
• Raleigh-Durham to Jacksonville, Florida
• Raleigh-Durham to Las Vegas
• Raleigh-Durham to Montego Bay, Jamaica
• Raleigh-Durham to Orlando
• Raleigh-Durham to San Francisco
• Raleigh-Durham to Tampa
• Richmond, Virginia, to Las Vegas
• San Francisco to Orlando
• Washington, D.C. to Tampa

JetBlue expands its London service and introduces new flights from New York and Boston.

However, JetBlue is not solely focused on route cuts. There is positive news on both domestic and international travel. After initiating its first transatlantic flights to London’s Heathrow from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in August 2021, JetBlue recently announced that this service will continue (at least) through October 2022. Passengers can currently book JetBlue’s 2022 London flights online.

Moreover, last month, JetBlue revealed that in partnership with American Airlines, both carriers will enhance their services from New York and Boston. This includes brand-new service to Vancouver, Canada (JetBlue’s inaugural flight to Canada), and increased flights from JFK to Aruba, Atlanta, Cancun, Detroit, Jamaica, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Raleigh-Durham, St. Lucia, and Turks and Caicos.

In 2022, JetBlue will also start offering flights to Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina for the first time, connecting it with Boston.