Jetblue no longer sees a future in Miami, dropping the hot spot of Florida from his route map as part of a broader effort to reduce to profitability.
The carrier based in New York will end the service to the Miami International Airport (MIA) on September 3 and will transfer its flights to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea) at the summer season service on October 25, they program data from the Cirium Aviation Analysis firm. The airline will also finish three more routes.
Jetblue’s complete cuts, according to Cirium, include:
- Boston Logan (BOS) International Airport to the Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) in Granada: ended in April; seasonal resumption canceled
- Bos a mine: ends on September 3
- Bos to the sea: ends on October 25; Curriculum Summer 2026
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York to Palm Beach International Airport (GDP) in West Palm Beach, Florida: ended in April; seasonal resumption canceled
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York to the sea: ends on October 25; Curriculum Summer 2026
- Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to the Cancun International Airport (CUN) in Mexico: ends on August 30.
A Jetblue spokesman confirmed the changes and said they are part of his current program to “regularly make adjustments to better align our flight with demand and support our broader growth strategy.”
At the beginning of June, Jetblue’s executive director Joanna Geraghty told staff in a memorandum that the airline Cut low performance routes and park airplanes in an effort to reduce expenses and return to profitability.
“We have hopes, demand and reserves recover, but even a recovery will not completely compensate for the land we have lost this year and our way back to profitability will lead more than we expected,” he said.
Most American airlines have reported weakness in national economic classroom trips. That disproportionately affects airlines that mainly serve those travelers, including Frontier Airlines, Jetblue and Southwest Airlines.
At the same time, premium and international trips have remained robust. Geraghty told staff in the same memorandum that Jetblue continued his investments in premium offers, including a First class domestic cabin forks First airport halls. The airline is also advancing with its New Loyalization Association With United Airlines.
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Jetblue executives have also said that the airline’s transatlantic flights are working very well.
The airline Miami added In 2021 as part of a coronavirus pandemic effort to expand to new markets. Initially, Jetblue initially served Bos, Los Angeles International Airport (Lax), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), JFK and later the Bradley International Airport (BDL) of Hartford de Mia. The flights to BDL, Lax and EWR ended in 2024; JFK flights end this month and Bos flights in September, according to the Cirio data.
Historically, airlines such as Jetblue and Southwest could use the economic slowdown to expand to markets dominated by Legacy Airlines. Both tried to do the same during the Covid-19 pandemic; However, thanks to the government’s financial support provided to the airlines, inherited carriers maintained their participation in many cities through recovery, while many new participants staggered.
Of the 17 southwest destinations added During the pandemic, it has Cut four – Bellingham International Airport (BLI) in the state of Washington, Cozumel Airport (CZM) in Mexico, Intercontinental Airport by George Bush (IAH) in Houston and the Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) in New York, and dramatically retired in others, such as the O’Hare International Airport of Chicago (Ord).
For travelers affected by Jetblue’s cuts in Boston, the airlines of American Airlines and Delta continue to fly to Miami, and Alaska Airlines and Delta to Seattle, Cirium Schone Show. Alaska and Delta also continue to fly the JFK route to the sea.
No other airline flies between Boston and Granada or from San Juan to Cancun.
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