JetBlue will close two stations and delay two routes as part of its schedule cuts this summer. Another eleven routes will also operate “for at least a portion of the summer season” per a message shared with in-flight crewmembers.
The cuts come as the carrier – like many others – grapples with staffing challenges as it tries to rebound from the past two years of dramatically lower operations tied to COVID-19.
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Route Delays
Two markets from Boston will see service delayed by three-four weeks to help the company staff up. Vancouver will now launch service on July 7th rather than June 16th as previously planned. BWI will take a one month delay, restarting on July 8th rather than June 9th.
City Closures
The pandemic drove airlines to experiment wildly with new routes and new markets to serve. For JetBlue that included seasonal service to Boise and Kalispell/Glacier National Park. Neither will return for 2022.
Limited suspensions
More broadly, JetBlue intends suspension of several routes throughout its network. San Jose, California and Port-au-Prince will be trimmed at Boston, for example. Hartford will lose some service to Miami while Syracuse will see cuts to Orlando and Providence will be trimmed to Palm Beach.
Los Angeles will see Richmond cut, as well as the very competitive Seattle market.
Newark will see flights to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket trimmed. It will also see some flights to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico removed from the schedule. Fort Lauderdale will also see Aguadilla cuts.
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I looked on Google Flights and don’t see the BOS-SJC suspension. Any idea what dates this route will be suspended for?
I don’t have the specific dates for the cuts yet. I’d expect they load as bulk schedule changes over an upcoming weekend.
Thanks Seth! Appreciate your work.
Hi Seth, long time reader first time writer etc etc. Your post here was super helpful – I was (and still am) booked on B6 BOS-YVR for 02JUL and grabbed a very well priced replacement flight on AC thanks to this info! However I haven’t heard anything from B6 about a schedule change – and as of today they are still selling the flight for that day. Any word when this would be accounted for in an upcoming sched change?
I’m expecting the schedule changes to load over the weekend based on what the notice was to crew.
Or I got bad info, but I don’t think that’s the case.
Appreciate the the quick response. I used to work on the ground for B6 and definitely miss the inside info. I know the BWI suspension is accurate as I have friends affected. Just wanted to get a jump on the decent AC fare before everything blows up after these earning calls. Thanks again!