{"id":189352,"date":"2026-03-12T23:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189352\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T23:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:02:10","slug":"fort-lauderdale-gets-more-jetblue-flights-to-key-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189352\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Lauderdale gets more JetBlue flights to key cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JetBlue Airways will soon add more flights out of Fort Lauderdale International-Hollywood Airport,  giving travelers additional options out of South Florida ahead of the summer season.<\/p>\n<p>Already operating the most flights out of FLL, the airline is stepping up service as  Spirit Airlines tries to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/south-floridas-spirit-airlines-expects-to-exit-chapter-11-bankruptcy-by-summer\/3772127\/\">stabilize through financial woes<\/a>, including filing for bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<p>JetBlue on Thursday, March 12, announced <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ir.jetblue.com\/news\/news-details\/2026\/JetBlue-Continues-Growth-in-Fort-Lauderdale-with-Expanded-Schedule\/default.aspx\">four service changes<\/a>, including converting its FLL-to-Jacksonville route into daily year-round service. The route was previously offered only during peak spring break travel.<\/p>\n<p>Tarvelers will see the Jacksonville route on their booking browsers with service starting June 18.<\/p>\n<p>Also scheduled to start that day are twice-daily, year-round flights to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Tampa (TPA), both previously offered once daily.<\/p>\n<p>                                              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jetBlue.jpg\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"776\" title=\"jetBlue.jpg\" alt=\"JetBlue plans to expand service out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with four new permanent routes starting in June.\"\/>                                                                                    JetBlue plans to expand service out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with four new permanent routes starting in June.                                                                                            NurPhoto                                                                            Getty Images                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Those looking to fly  over the Caribbean Sea can expect a daily, year-round route to Cartagena, Colombia (CTG) starting June 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese additions reflect the strength of demand we\u2019re seeing in Fort Lauderdale,\u201d  Daniel Shurz, senior vice president, revenue, network and enterprise planning for JetBlue, said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to continue investing in Fort Lauderdale with more year-round flying and added frequencies, ensuring it remains one of the strongest and most connected cities in our network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The airline, which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/living\/travel\/article309141415.html\">withdrew operations<\/a> from Miami International Airport last year, has gradually been adding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pembrokepinesflnews.com\/news\/local\/article314210077.html\">more routes<\/a> to FLL and expanding its presence at South Florida\u2019s second-largest flight hub.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pembrokepinesflnews.com\/profile\/312949831\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carla mendez 3.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Carla Mendez\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pembrokepinesflnews.com\/profile\/312949831\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carla Mendez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Pembroke Pines News<\/p>\n<p>            Carla Mendez is a Venezuelan-born Miami native who covers the city of Pembroke Pines for the Pembroke Pines News, part of the Miami Herald family. A proud FIU alum, she has reported on immigration, education, and politics. Off the beat, she\u2019s watching films, taking photos, or pretending she\u2019s in a band.\u00a0\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JetBlue Airways will soon add more flights out of Fort Lauderdale International-Hollywood Airport, giving travelers additional options out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[25741,249,251,1771,250,3014,88576,3015],"class_list":{"0":"post-189352","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-lauderdale","8":"tag-fll","9":"tag-fort-lauderdale","10":"tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","11":"tag-fort-lauderdale-hollywood-international-airport","12":"tag-fort-lauderdale-news","13":"tag-jetblue","14":"tag-jetblue-fort-lauderdale","15":"tag-new-routes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}