JetBlue Airways will temporarily consolidate operations at five metro areas across the U.S., offering a preview of how other carriers will likely manage their minimum service level obligations under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Emergency Security (CARES) Act.
The largest U.S. airlines slashed the bulk of their schedules for the next several months, forced to scale back to once-unthinkable levels by the total collapse in global air travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
JetBlue Airways is considering additional capacity cuts beyond the 5% announced last week, as bookings continue to slump over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.
JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes touted the company’s recent signing of a credit facility priced according to environmental targets, calling it “the first of its type in our industry.”
Weekly capacity between New York and Manchester during the summer is set to drop by a third compared with 2019, but United Airlines is awaiting price stabilization before deciding whether to expand.
JetBlue Airways notified the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Jan. 16 it will return over a dozen frequencies to Havana that it received in 2016, following moves by the government that further restricted air travel to Cuba.
JetBlue Airways is arguing that the proposed transborder joint venture (JV) between Delta Air Lines and WestJet could dash its hopes for an eventual expansion into Canada.
This week: Hawaiian and JAL expand planned JV; Austrian Airlines adds Boston; Allegiant to open 20th base; and JetBlue to introduce basic economy fare.
JetBlue has increased capacity on US - Mexico City services by more than 20 percent this year, but is withdrawing from the crowded market in early 2020 to focus on more profitable routes in its network. The airline’s decision means it is the third US carrier to withdraw from Mexico's capital in the past 12 months.
Competition on services between Boston and London is set to further intensify from next March when American Airlines reinstates its route to Heathrow after a seven-year absence from its network.