{"id":259962,"date":"2026-05-06T00:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/259962\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T00:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:17:08","slug":"jetblue-just-announced-11-new-flights-out-of-fort-lauderdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/259962\/","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue Just Announced 11 New Flights Out of Fort Lauderdale"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sudden collapse of Spirit Airlines<\/a> has left thousands of travelers scrambling and airlines outdoing themselves to help. And now JetBlue is stepping in with a very specific pitch: $99 flights and a major expansion in South Florida.<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDED: Spirit Airlines just officially closed down. What happens to my outstanding ticket?<\/a><\/p>\n

In a newly announced plan, JetBlue says it will offer \u201crescue fares\u201d starting at $99 one-way for stranded Spirit passengers who can show proof of a canceled itinerary. The deal is designed for immediate travel and is only available through May 6.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a catch, of course: Travelers need to be flying the same (or a nearby) route and must book directly through JetBlue to access the discounted fare. In other words: Get ready to be put on hold while intermittently shouting, “Representative!” into your phone.<\/p>\n

The move comes in response to one of the biggest disruptions in recent U.S. travel history. Spirit, long known for its ultra-low fares (and \u00e0 la carte everything else), abruptly shut down operations on May 2 after failing to secure financing, canceling thousands of flights and stranding passengers across the country.<\/p>\n

As part of the same announcement, JetBlue revealed plans to add 11 new destinations from Fort Lauderdale, a former Spirit stronghold. The expansion will significantly increase JetBlue\u2019s footprint at the airport, with the airline expecting to operate its largest-ever schedule there this summer.<\/p>\n

The new routes, which begin rolling out in July, are meant to \u201cfill the void\u201d left by Spirit\u2019s disappearance, particularly in leisure-heavy markets across Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America.\u00a0The new cities are\u00a0Barranquilla, Colombia; Baltimore; Cali, Colombia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; and Indianapolis. Meanwhile, Nashville, Detroit, Houston, Chicago and Ponce, Puerto Rico, all get non-stop service to Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n

JetBlue is also capping some fares at $299 on key routes previously served by Spirit, a move aimed at preventing last-minute price spikes as demand surges.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just passengers the airline is courting. JetBlue says it will offer job interviews to displaced Spirit employees and extend travel privileges to help crew members get home, a notable gesture in an industry not exactly known for prioritizing\u00a0human comfort over profit.<\/p>\n

Still, the broader picture is complicated. While the $99 fares are undeniably appealing, they\u2019re temporary. With Spirit gone, fewer ultra-low-cost options could mean higher baseline fares in the long run, even as airlines like JetBlue rush to stabilize the moment.<\/p>\n

But for now,\u00a0there\u2019s a narrow window to snag a cheap flight\u00a0that JetBlue is betting you\u2019ll take.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The sudden collapse of Spirit Airlines has left thousands of travelers scrambling and airlines outdoing themselves to help.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1951,249,251,250,1952,107],"class_list":["post-259962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-categories-travel","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-news-transport-travel","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259962","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=259962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}