A passenger silhouette in front of a JetBlue Airbus A321neo spotted on the tarmac at the bridge of the passenger aircraft from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS EHAM terminal in the Netherlands.
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JetBlue Airlines It told employees on Wednesday that it would cancel more unprofitable flights, redeploy aircraft equipped with high-value business class and adjust service in Europe, the carrier's latest moves to return to consistent profitability and cut costs.
It will also stop using Mint business class aircraft on Seattle flights in April.
JetBlue said it will cut its flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Jacksonville, Florida; from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to Austin, Texas; Houston, Texas; Miami; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; From Westchester, New York and Milwaukee. It will also end service to San Jose, California.
JetBlue said ending service between JFK and Miami will leave the carrier overstaffed in Miami and that it is working with crew members on options, such as working in other cities it serves.
“Florida remains a strong geographic region for JetBlue, but post-coronavirus we have not been as profitable in Miami due to the dominance of legacy airlines such as American and Delta “There it is,” Dave Gein, JetBlue's vice president of network planning and airline partnerships, wrote in a memo to employees, which was seen by CNBC.
It will continue to serve Miami from Boston.
JetBlue will announce some new services in Europe next week, the memo said. But starting in the summer 2025 travel season, the airline will abandon its second flight from JFK to Paris and its summer-only service between New York and London Gatwick Airport, Gehn said.
The changes were announced after JetBlue said its revenue and bookings were better than expected for November and December, sending shares soaring more than 8% on Wednesday. CEO Joanna Geraghty and her team are focused on cutting costs and eliminating unprofitable routes, like those on the West Coast, as they grapple with the Pratt & Whitney engine shutdown and shifts in demand after the pandemic.
JetBlue said customers affected by the changes can select alternative flight options or receive a refund if other routes are not available.
“We recently made some network adjustments in certain markets and removed some underperforming flights from our schedule, allowing us to reallocate resources, including our popular Mint service, toward markets with high demand and new opportunities,” JetBlue said in a statement. “.
