JetBlue Airways is ending service to 2 cities — Asheville, North Carolina, and Belize Metropolis, Belize — as a part of its transformation program.
The New York-based provider is not going to resume seasonal flights to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) from Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS) in Might as deliberate, and can finish service to Philip S. W. Goldson Worldwide Airport (BZE) in Belize Metropolis from New York’s JFK Worldwide Airport (JFK) on Might 21, a JetBlue spokesperson confirmed.
The JetBlue spokesperson mentioned neither AVL nor BZE “met our efficiency expectations” and the airline would shift sources to “routes the place we are able to sustainably win.”
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The cities be a part of the lengthy checklist of locations JetBlue has axed in an effort to return to constant profitability. Among the many different 15 cities minimize from the airline’s map as a part of this system are El Dorado Worldwide Airport (BOG) in Bogota, Colombia, Baltimore/Washington Worldwide Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Minneapolis-St. Paul Worldwide Airport (MSP).
JetBlue’s transformation program, referred to as “JetForward,” goals to generate as a lot as $950 million in incremental working revenue by 2027. Different facets of this system embody its new lounge, BlueHouse, premium product investments and partnership with United Airlines.
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The airline is rising elsewhere. JetBlue is ready to fly greater than a 3rd extra seats at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide Airport (FLL) throughout the first half of 2026 in comparison with final 12 months, schedule knowledge from aviation analytics agency Cirium reveals. JetBlue additions at FLL this 12 months embody new nonstops to Dallas Fort Value Worldwide Airport (DFW) and Orlando Worldwide Airport (MCO). The expansion at FLL comes because the airport’s largest provider, Spirit Airways, shrinks amid a restructuring below Chapter 11 chapter safety.
Systemwide, JetBlue plans to develop capability, measured in obtainable seat miles, by 2.5-4.5% this 12 months, the airline instructed traders in January.
The choice to exit AVL and BZE — locations JetBlue began flying to in 2022 and 2023, respectively — is more likely to have little to no impact on JetBlue’s 2026 progress plans. Seats to the cities represented only a fraction of a p.c of whole seats in 2025, Cirium schedules present.
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