JetBlue Airways will launch its first nonstop flight to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) from New York in March.
New York-based airline to offer daily flight between CLE and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) starting March 30, JetBlue saying Tuesday. A 140-seat Airbus A220-300 will fly on the route.
With the addition, JetBlue will serve CLE from two cities: twice daily from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and daily from JFK, scheduling data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows.
“This new nonstop route opens up exciting new travel options for our passengers,” Scott Carr, JetBlue’s deputy chief commercial business and revenue officer, said in a statement. “In addition, it further strengthens CLE as Northeast Ohio’s gateway to the world.”
The airline’s new flight not only connects Cleveland with New York but also with JetBlue flights to the Caribbean, Latin America and London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Travelers connecting on the Mint liner, JetBlue’s business class, also have access to their new BlueHouse lounge at JFK.
JetBlue plans to grow year-over-year in 2026 by “low to mid-single digits,” Chief Financial Officer Ursula Hurley said in October. This expansion includes New flights to Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport (BCN) and Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP)and expanded service to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan.
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The airline began flights to CLE in April 2015, a year after United Airlines closed its hub there, according to Cirium schedules. JetBlue has connected CLE and BOS since it began flying to the Ohio airport, and also connected CLE and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) from 2015 to 2022.
JetBlue will compete with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines on the CLE-JFK route, Cirium schedules show. American, Delta and Frontier Airlines also fly from CLE to New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and United Airlines to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).
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