JetBlue to Add Seasonal Boston – St Thomas Link

US low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways is to further expand its activities in the Caribbean with a five times weekly seasonal winter service between Boston and St Thomas and new links from San Juan to St Croix and St Thomas. The new Boston – St Thomas flight will be introduced on December 15 and will operate inbound via San Juan. This will be JetBlue’s first link to Cyril E King Airport on the island of St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.

The same day JetBlue will also introduce a new twice daily rotation to St Thomas from San Juan, a route already served by American Eagle Airlines, Cape Air, Seaborne Airlines and United Airlines, with Sun Country Airlines also offering charter links. An estimated 73,000 O&D passengers travelled on the route in the past year.

Further expanding its presence at San Juan, JetBlue will also introduce a daily flight to St Croix, also in the US Virgin islands from December 16. This route is also served by American Airlines, Cape Air and Seaborne Airlines, which together offer around 1,500 weekly seats on over 65 weekly flights. An estimated 58,000 O&D passengers flew between the two destinations in the past year.

JetBlue is already the second largest operator at San Juan behind American Airlines and this latest expansion will help it expand its activities in the Puerto Rican market. It currently offers flights to seven destinations in the mainland US from San Juan as well as services to New York JFK and Orlando International from Aguadilla and Ponce.

Over the past year, JetBlue has grown 38 per cent in Puerto Rico and now offers more than 30 daily departures. The carrier has started new services from San Juan to Tampa and Jacksonville, announced a link to St Maarten, and increased Boston flights from two daily to four daily, bringing 35 daily flights to the island this summer. Later in the year the airline will increase service on the popular route between San Juan and Santo Domingo from three to five daily flights.

"It is only thanks to the tremendous support we've received from the Puerto Rican community that we have been able to grow at this pace, by adding more options and more destinations for visitors and residents of the Puerto Rico alike," said Dave Barger, President and CEO, JetBlue.

Schedule:

Boston – St. Thomas
B6807 BOS0935 – 1430STT 320 x23
B6808 STT1520 – 1555SJU1620 – 1929BOS 320 x23

San Juan – St. Thomas
B61030 SJU0825 – 0855STT E90 D
B61032 SJU1510 – 1540STT E90 D
B61033 STT0930 – 1005SJU E90 D
B61035 STT1730 – 1805SJU E90 D

San Juan – St. Croix
B61164 SJU1425 – 1505STX E90 D
B61163 STX1605 – 1650SJU E90 D