JetBlue is making a significant push in Puerto Rico.
The New York-based airline on Wednesday introduced an enormous enlargement of its route map from San Juan, with new flights to 5 mainland U.S. cities launching early subsequent 12 months.
It comes on the heels of a 2025 that already noticed JetBlue develop its footprint within the Puerto Rican capital metropolis.
This 12 months, the provider grew its whole departures from San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín Worldwide Airport (SJU) by 16% versus a 12 months in the past, in line with knowledge from aviation analytics agency Cirium.
That progress will proceed in 2026, because the provider launches new SJU flights to Florida, the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast.
“Puerto Rico has formed JetBlue’s id for greater than 20 years,” JetBlue President Marty St. George stated in a statement saying the information. “Our latest routes solely deepen our dedication to the island and the communities which have been a part of JetBlue’s story since 2002.”
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JetBlue’s 5 new routes from San Juan
This is the complete rundown of JetBlue’s 5 new San Juan routes — every set to launch in March 2026.
| Route | Launches | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
|
SJU to Philadelphia Worldwide Airport (PHL)
|
March 26 |
Day by day |
|
SJU to Jacksonville Worldwide Airport (JAX)
|
March 13 |
4 occasions weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays |
|
SJU to Norfolk Worldwide Airport (ORF)
|
March 27 |
4 occasions weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays |
|
SJU to Richmond Worldwide Airport (RIC)
|
March 26 |
3 times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays |
|
SJU to Buffalo Niagara Worldwide Airport (BUF)
|
March 27 |
4 occasions weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays |
Bullish on Puerto Rico and TrueBlue
JetBlue has seen robust potential in San Juan for a while — partially due to its loyalty program.
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“Now we have a cobrand bank card in Puerto, we’ve got a really stable TrueBlue buyer base,” St. George instructed TPG in an interview final 12 months. “Puerto Rico is a particularly essential marketplace for us, a worthwhile marketplace for us.”
2 further routes unveiled
On high of these 5 new routes from San Juan, JetBlue additionally introduced two further U.S. routes that may launch in March.
The provider will add Buffalo flights to Fort Myers’ Southwest Florida Worldwide Airport (RSW) on March 26.
And it’ll add to its fast growth in South Florida with flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide Airport (FLL) to Syracuse Hancock Worldwide Airport (SYR) starting March 5.
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