{"id":429325,"date":"2026-10-16T08:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429325\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:40:34","slug":"jetblue-launches-daily-fort-lauderdale-cali-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429325\/","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue launches daily Fort Lauderdale\u2013Cali flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JetBlue has launched daily nonstop flights between Fort Lauderdale and Cali, adding a fourth Colombian destination to its network as it expands operations in South Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The service began on 15 October 2026, connecting Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) with Alfonso Bonilla Arag\u00f3n International Airport (CLO), which serves Cali. Passengers travelling from Colombia can also connect at Fort Lauderdale to other destinations in JetBlue\u2019s network.<\/p>\n<p>Cali joins Cartagena, Medell\u00edn and Barranquilla, with the latter added from Fort Lauderdale earlier in October.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Lauderdale\u2013Cali flight schedule<\/p>\n<p>JetBlue is operating the route with Airbus A320 aircraft. The published daily schedule is:<\/p>\n<p>Route<br \/>\nFlight<br \/>\nDeparture<br \/>\nArrival<\/p>\n<p>Fort Lauderdale\u2013Cali<br \/>\nB6 1535<br \/>\n10:05<br \/>\n12:52<\/p>\n<p>Cali\u2013Fort Lauderdale<br \/>\nB6 1540<br \/>\n14:10<br \/>\n19:00<\/p>\n<p>All times are local. Schedules may vary.<\/p>\n<p>Launch fares from Fort Lauderdale to Cali start at $139 one way in Main and $239 in EvenMore, available for a limited time through JetBlue\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>Main includes complimentary snacks and drinks, seatback entertainment and the airline\u2019s Fly-Fi Wi-Fi service, subject to availability and coverage. EvenMore offers extra legroom, early boarding, dedicated overhead bin space and priority security where available.<\/p>\n<p>A fourth destination in Colombia<\/p>\n<p>Known for its salsa music and dance scene, Cali is also a major business and cultural centre in southwestern Colombia. The new route serves leisure and business travellers, as well as passengers visiting friends and relatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new service gives customers more options to travel between Colombia and South Florida, and connect beyond Fort Lauderdale, reflecting our continued commitment to the country and our focus on growing in markets where we see strong customer demand and opportunities to offer greater choice and competition,\u201d said Daniel Shurz, JetBlue\u2019s Senior Vice President of Revenue, Network and Enterprise Planning.<\/p>\n<p>Latin America and the Caribbean account for approximately one-third of JetBlue\u2019s overall capacity, according to the airline.<\/p>\n<p>JetBlue builds towards its largest Fort Lauderdale schedule<\/p>\n<p>The Cali launch forms part of a broader expansion at Fort Lauderdale, JetBlue\u2019s first destination and one of its major focus cities.<\/p>\n<p>Since December 2025, the airline has added 12 nonstop destinations from FLL and increased daily departures by more than 75% compared with the corresponding period a year earlier. Eight destinations launched within a single week in July.<\/p>\n<p>Further additions are scheduled for November, with flights to Columbus, Indianapolis and San Diego. During peak periods this winter, JetBlue expects to operate more than 150 daily departures from Fort Lauderdale, its largest schedule at the airport to date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JetBlue has launched daily nonstop flights between Fort Lauderdale and Cali, adding a fourth Colombian destination to its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-429325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429325","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=429325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}