JetBlue Airways is cutting seven routes from its network this fall as the carrier reallocates aircraft to support expansion in Fort Lauderdale following Spirit Airlines’ collapse.
The airline plans to end service between New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Vero Beach and Daytona Beach in Florida; Chicago O’Hare International Airport; Nashville International Airport; and Antigua. The airline will also discontinue Boston-Daytona Beach and seasonally suspend Boston-Amsterdam Airport Schiphol during the winter season.
The cuts will see JetBlue withdraw entirely from Antigua and Daytona Beach.
“JetBlue has announced plans to grow to 150 daily flights in Fort Lauderdale. To enable our expansion there, we are ending service on several underperforming routes in other parts of our network, freeing up aircraft availability for our new Fort Lauderdale flights,” a statement from JetBlue says.
“Customers affected by these changes will be contacted directly and offered available reaccommodation options where possible or a full refund to their original form of payment.”
In June, JetBlue also announced plans to close inflight and maintenance bases at Newark Liberty International Airport and New York LaGuardia Airport, while ending seasonal Newark-Los Angeles and Newark-Las Vegas services.
The changes come as JetBlue accelerates its buildup at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) following Spirit’s failure in May.
Analysis of OAG Schedules Analyser data shows the airline is scheduled to offer approximately 30.8 million departing seats during the summer 2026 season, up about 7.7% from 28.6 million seats a year earlier.
Much of that growth is concentrated at FLL. The data reveals that JetBlue’s scheduled departing-seat capacity from the airport has risen by about 68% year over year, from about 2.1 million seats in summer 2025 to almost 3.5 million in summer 2026, making it the carrier’s fastest-growing focus city.
By contrast, capacity continues to be trimmed in the New York region. Summer 2026 schedules show departing-seat capacity from JFK declining by almost 5% year over year, while Newark is down by more than 20%.
According to a July 15 GDS inventory and timetable display published by CAPA – Centre for Aviation, JFK-Vero Beach, Boston-Daytona Beach, JFK-Daytona Beach and JFK-Antigua will end on Sept. 8. JFK-Chicago O’Hare and JFK-Nashville are scheduled to be discontinued from Oct. 24, while Boston-Amsterdam will operate seasonally, with flights suspended between Oct. 24 and March 26, 2027.
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