JetBlue Boosts Fort Lauderdale to Nassau Capacity

JetBlue Airways has confirmed it will introduce a third daily rotation on its flight from Ft Lauderdale to Nassau, in the Bahamas, from June 23. An estimated 278,000 O&D passengers travelled between the two cities in the past year with JetBlue carrying around 21 per cent of these passengers. Bahamasair is currently the largest operator on the route with four daily flights, while Spirit Airlines also offers a twice daily service.

"This additional flight would not be possible without the steadfast support of the Nassau and Paradise Island Promotions Board; we're very happy with the tremendous support we've received from customers in both South Florida and The Bahamas," said Scott Laurence, Vice President of Network Planning, JetBlue "Whether it's business or pleasure, an hour-long trip and three daily JetBlue flights make it very easy to reach the Bahamas; a shiny new terminal doesn't hurt, either!” he added, highlighting the new passenger building that opened at Lynden Pindling International Airport earlier this year.

Alongside this route, JetBlue also offers links to Nassau from Boston, New York and Orlando. It accounted for 11.4 per cent of the 3.1 million O&D passenger traffic in and out of Nassau during the past year.