JetBlue Bucks Pandemic With New Flights From NYC, Newark
- Airline will start 30 domestic routes in the coming months
- Carrier also will extend its premium Mint service to Newark
JetBlue Airways Corp. aircraft sit with their engines covered at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York, U.S., on April 9.
Photographer: Angus Mordant/BloombergJetBlue Airways Corp. will add 30 new domestic routes, restart some suspended flights and extend its premium Mint service to Newark, New Jersey, in a bet on recovery after a collapse in travel demand.
The new routes, which are concentrated in the New York area but also include Florida and Philadelphia, are geared toward “small signs” of a rebound in leisure travel, JetBlue said in a statement Thursday. The additions and the restoration of suspended routes in July and August mean the airline will operate more than half its typical summer capacity.