Airport news: JetBlue to offer Worcester-Fort Myers seasonal service

Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
Updated ·2 min read
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A JetBlue Airbus A321LR outside of one of the airline's hangars.
A JetBlue Airbus A321LR outside of one of the airline's hangars.

JetBlue announced some good news Monday (April 10) for people living in Massachusetts, specifically Boston Red Sox fans.

The airline will offer winter seasonal service from Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) here in Fort Myers starting in the winter of 2024.

Here's what we know:

  • Daily service from Worcester to Fort Myers officially begins on Jan. 4, 2024, with two JetBlue flights: Flight #2834 (12:21 p.m. to 3:21 p.m.) and Flight #2833 (4:06 p.m. to 7:06 p.m.).

  • With the addition of these routes, JetBlue will serve three Florida cities – Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Fort Myers – from Worcester.

  • Worcester is 51 miles west of Boston.

  • JetBlue also announced year-round service to Orlando International Airport launching this summer.

Views from Southwest Florida International Airport on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.
Views from Southwest Florida International Airport on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.

What they are saying:

“We are proud to introduce even more options to connect our Massachusetts customers to the places they want to fly with more nonstop Florida service from Worcester,” said Robin Hayes, chief executive officer, JetBlue. “Customers can now much more easily travel back and forth to Florida with JetBlue’s low fares and award-winning service, including with daily flights to Fort Myers during the Red Sox Spring Training.”

Seats for flights are already on sale with fares as low as $34.

Did you know?

The Red Sox spring training stadium in Fort Myers is named JetBlue Park (also known as JetBlue Park at Fenway South). It opened on March 3, 2012. JetBlue paid for the naming rites for the stadium.A number of the characteristics of the ballpark are taken from Fenway Park in Boston, including a "Green Monster" that features seating both on top of and behind the wall, as well as a manual scoreboard.

The facility cost $78 million, according to the Lee County website. It was paid for by tourist tax dollars collected from hotel stays. That will keep the Boston Red Sox in Lee County for the next 30 years.

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