JetBlue ramps service back up with 30 new routes, adds back summer routes
JetBlue is getting ready to put some of its parked planes back in the air this summer.
Between July and October, the New York-based airline will add 30 new routes tailored to leisure travelers who want to see friends and relatives after months in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Some of the new routes, including daily flights between Newark, New Jersey, and Los Angeles and San Francisco, include Mint Service, JetBlue's premium passenger experience, which features lie-flat seats, free entertainment, special meals and pre-takeoff cocktails.
In addition, JetBlue is restoring nine routes that were temporarily halted during the height of the pandemic as well as service to several popular summer destinations such as Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; and the Puerto Rican cities of Aguadilla and Ponce.
Seats on the new routes will be available to purchase on Friday.
"With the new routes and service announced today, as well as additional capacity added back into the July and August schedules, JetBlue intends to operate more than half of its typical capacity this summer to better match demand trends," the airline said in a press release on its website.
Here's a breakdown of the new and restored routes:
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Beginning July 23:
Charleston International Airport (CHS) | 1x daily
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) | 1x daily
Mint Service:
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Up to 3x daily
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) | Up to 2x daily
Beginning Aug. 6:
Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) | Up to 2x daily
San Diego International Airport (SAN) | 1x daily
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Up to 2x daily
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) | Up to 2x daily
Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) | 1x daily
New York JFK
Beginning July 23:
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) | Up to 2x daily
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) | Up to 2x daily
Beginning Aug. 6:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) | Up to 2x daily
Beginning Oct. 1:
St. Thomas Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Up to 2x weekly
New York LaGuardia (LGA)
Beginning Aug. 6:
Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) | 1x daily
Tampa International Airport (TPA) | Up to 2x daily
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
Beginning Aug. 6:
Orlando International Airport (MCO) | Up to 2x daily
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) | Up to 2x daily
Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) | 1x daily
San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | 1x daily
Tampa International Airport (TPA) | 1x Daily
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
Beginning Oct. 1:
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) | 1x daily
Portland International Airport (PDX) | Up to 2x weekly
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) | Up to 3x weekly
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
Beginning Oct. 1:
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) | 1x daily
Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)
Beginning Oct. 1:
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) | 1x daily
Providence T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) | 1x daily
Tampa International Airport (TPA)
Beginning Oct. 1:
Providence T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) | 1x daily
Washington National Airport (DCA) | 1x daily
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)
Beginning Oct. 1:
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | 1x daily
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) | 1x daily
Restored cities and destinations
Beginning in early July:
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico’s Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN)
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
Martha's Vineyard Airport (MVY)
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)
Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
Ponce, Puerto Rico Mercedita International Airport (PSE)
Portland International Airport (PDX)
Providence T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: JetBlue flights: Airline adding 30 new routes, Mint out of Newark