{"id":343379,"date":"2026-07-17T12:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/343379\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:52:07","slug":"jetblue-drops-daytona-beach-service-to-boost-fort-lauderdale-presence-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/343379\/","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue drops Daytona Beach service to boost Fort Lauderdale presence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.  \u2013 JetBlue is leaving Daytona Beach \u2014 again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The airline is cutting service at Daytona Beach International Airport just seven months after making a return, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1495559919269770&amp;set=pb.100064473288817.-2207520000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1495559919269770&amp;set=pb.100064473288817.-2207520000\">according to a social media post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The last flight departs on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The move comes as JetBlue shifts its focus to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, looking to fill the void left by Spirit Airlines\u2019 collapse in South Florida. To do it, the carrier is also dropping service to Antigua in the Caribbean \u201cto free up aircraft time and redeploy those planes into Fort Lauderdale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Customers affected by these changes will be contacted directly and offered available reaccommodation options where possible or a full refund to their original form of payment, the company said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">JetBlue returned to Daytona Beach in December after a seven-year absence, launching nonstop flights to New York City and Boston. The airline had originally left in 2019 after three years, citing more profitable destinations elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Daytona Beach International Airport responded with disappointment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 hbOwFx\">\u201cWe were disappointed to learn of JetBlue\u2019s decision to discontinue service at Daytona Beach International Airport later this year. The notification was unexpected, and our team immediately reached out to JetBlue to explore whether there are ways to preserve some level of service \u2014 whether through fewer weekly flights or by maintaining service to New York (JFK). We remain hopeful those conversations will continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Daytona Beach International Airport <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Travelers still have options \u2014 American Airlines, Avelo Airlines, Breeze Airways and Delta Air Lines continue to fly out of Daytona Beach International Airport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">JetBlue also operates out of Terminal C at Orlando International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. \u2013 JetBlue is leaving Daytona Beach \u2014 again. 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