{"id":284033,"date":"2026-05-25T20:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/284033\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T20:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:49:09","slug":"jetblue-announces-plans-to-cut-underperforming-routes-to-focus-on-florida-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/284033\/","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue announces plans to cut \u2018underperforming routes\u2019 to focus on Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

JetBlue <\/a>has announced plans to cut \u201cunderperforming\u201d routes in some regions to shift its focus to flights to Florida.<\/a><\/p>\n

The change comes as Florida-based Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased all operations<\/a> on May 2, leaving a gap open in the market for JetBlue to grab.<\/p>\n

The airline told Business Insider last week that it would cease 11 of its \u201cunderperforming\u201d routes this summer to focus on business in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n

The change means JetBlue will no longer have any flights out of New Hampshire\u2019s Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.<\/p>\n

Several routes from Hartford, Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode Island, as well as five from New Jersey\u2019s Newark Liberty International Airport are also being cut, according to the report.<\/p>\n

\"JetBlue<\/p>\n

JetBlue will cut 11 \u2018underperforming\u2019 flights in New England and create more routes out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to a report (Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cJetBlue is making targeted schedule adjustments, including ending service on a small number of underperforming routes and redeploying aircraft to support growth in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

JetBlue acknowledged this is a \u201cdisappointing\u201d decision for many travelers, but it will help the airline meet customer demand in South Florida.<\/p>\n

Floridians will likely welcome the airline\u2019s presence, especially for those who relied on Spirit for more affordable airfare. However, travelers in the North East will suffer as a consequence.<\/p>\n

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport said in a statement it was \u201cvery disappointed\u201d in JetBlue\u2019s decision to pull all flights from the hub.<\/p>\n

\u201cJetBlue shared that they have a \u2018strategic imperative to backfill FLL capacity very quickly,\u2019 and as a result had to \u2018make a tough call as to how to best support national connectivity in a time of capacity crisis,\u2019\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/p>\n

New Hampshire\u2019s Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will lose all of its JetBlue flights with the change (Getty)<\/p>\n

The 11 routes impacted by the change include Manchester to Orlando, Manchester to Fort Myers, Manchester to Fort Lauderdale; Hartford to Tampa; Newark to Aruba; Newark to Cancun, Mexico; Newark to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Newark to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Newark to Tampa; Orlando to San Jose, Costa Rica; Providence to San Juan, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear if the cuts would be permanent. The Independent has contacted JetBlue for more information.<\/p>\n

Customers who are impacted by the change will be contacted directly by the airline, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Travelers whose flights were cut will be able to receive a full refund or the option to pick a different flight with JetBlue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JetBlue has announced plans to cut \u201cunderperforming\u201d routes in some regions to shift its focus to flights to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":284034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29,249,3014,26400,120684,20310,62719,19324],"class_list":["post-284033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-jetblue","tag-manchester-boston-regional-airport","tag-new-hampshires-manchester-boston-regional-airport","tag-newark-liberty-international-airport","tag-routes","tag-spirit-airlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284033","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=284033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}