{"id":446670,"date":"2026-11-04T01:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T01:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/446670\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T01:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T01:34:07","slug":"jetblue-returns-to-columbus-with-nonstop-flights-to-fort-lauderdale-after-16-year-hiatus-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/446670\/","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue returns to Columbus with nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale after 16-year hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX)  \u2014 JetBlue Airways is back in Columbus for the first time since 2008, launching nonstop daily service from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>The Columbus Regional Airport Authority celebrated the airline\u2019s return and the inaugural Columbus-to-Fort Lauderdale flight, calling it a boost for Central Ohio travelers looking for more flight options and easier connections beyond Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new flight builds on our mission of connecting Ohio with the world, offering more options and more flexibility than ever before,\u201d said Daren Griffin, president and CEO of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. \u201cOur renewed partnership with JetBlue opens the door to convenient access to destinations in the Caribbean and South and Central America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Fort Lauderdale serving as a major JetBlue connecting gateway, the new route is expected to expand one-stop access from Columbus to Caribbean and Latin American destinations. The airport authority said those include Aruba, Montego Bay and Nassau, along with Cali, Cartagena and Guatemala City.<\/p>\n<p>JetBlue is also promoting limited one-way fares between Fort Lauderdale and Columbus starting at $59 in Main and $138 in EvenMore, available on<a href=\"https:\/\/jetblue.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> jetblue.com<\/a> through Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur return to Columbus brings more choice to travelers in Central Ohio, connecting them to South Florida and destinations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean through our growing Fort Lauderdale network,\u201d Daniel Shurz, JetBlue\u2019s senior vice president of revenue, network and enterprise planning said. \u201cThis new daily service makes it easier for Columbus customers to reach more of the places they want to go, while enjoying the comfort, service, and value that set JetBlue apart.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) \u2014 JetBlue Airways is back in Columbus for the first time since 2008, launching nonstop&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":446671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-446670","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\/446670","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=446670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}