Silhouettes of passengers in front of a JetBlue Airbus A321neo aircraft spotted on the apron tarmac moored on the jetliner bridge from the terminal at Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS EHAM in the Netherlands.
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jet blue airlines The airline told staff on Wednesday it would eliminate more unprofitable flights, redeploy its fleet with expensive business class and tweak its European services, as it looks to restore consistent profitability and cut costs. It was the company’s latest move.
In April, the airline will also discontinue the use of its Mint business class aircraft on flights to Seattle.
JetBlue announced it is cutting flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Jacksonville. From John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to Austin, Texas. Houston, Texas. Miami; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Originally from Westchester, New York and Milwaukee. Service to San Jose, California will also end.
JetBlue said the end of its JFK-Miami service will result in overstaffing in Miami and that it is working with its crew members about options, including working in other cities it serves.
“Florida remains a favorable region for JetBlue, but since COVID-19, Miami has been unprofitable due to the dominance of legacy airlines such as american and delta It’s there,” Dave Jenn, JetBlue’s vice president of network planning and airline partnerships, wrote in a staff note, which was confirmed by CNBC.
Service from Boston to Miami will continue.
JetBlue plans to announce several new European services next week, according to the memo. However, starting with the 2025 summer travel season, the airline will eliminate the second JFK-Paris flight and limited summer flights between New York and London’s Gatwick airports, Jen said.
The changes were announced after JetBlue announced better-than-expected revenue and bookings for November and December, sending its stock up more than 8% on Wednesday. CEO Joanna Geraghty and her team are focused on cutting costs and weeding out unprofitable routes such as the West Coast as Pratt & Whitney grapples with engine outages and changing demand post-pandemic.
JetBlue said customers affected by the change can choose alternative flight options or receive a refund if other routes are not available.
JetBlue said in a statement: “We have recently made network adjustments in certain markets, removing some underperforming flights from our schedule and redirecting resources, including our popular Mint service, to high-demand markets and new opportunities. We are now able to relocate.”
