NEW YORK–JetBlue Airways has announced its expanded winter schedule in the Caribbean, featuring more flights. With the planned launch of service to two new destinations, the airline will serve the region with an average of 200 daily flights.In addition to its own network growth, JetBlue also announced the signing of two new interline agreements with Liat and Seaborne Airlines and growth of its existing partnership with Cape Air. This expands the single-ticket options for customers into several additional Caribbean destinations.
JetBlue has announced five new Caribbean routes that will launch in the coming months, including service to two new destinations–Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.The carrier plans to meet peak winter demand by deploying its brand new Airbus A321 aircraft to a variety of Caribbean destinations. The A321 is outfitted with 190 seats, featuring the most legroom in coach and will boost the number of seats per departure by 40 compared to JetBlue's current 150-seat A320 aircraft.
With the new interline agreements, Liat now offers JetBlue customers connections to several new destinations including Antigua, Grenada, St Kitts, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, when transferring at Barbados and St Maarten.Seaborne Airlines also opens up several new destinations for JetBlue customers, including St Kitts, Dominica, and Guadeloupe and Martinique in the French Caribbean, all via San Juan, Puerto Rico, as well as connections to La Romana, Dominican Republic on a daily basis.
In addition, Seaborne will offer more flight options for customers connecting at San Juan to and from both US and British Virgin Islands. Seaborne's regional network includes 11 destinations from San Juan and a total of 625 weekly departures. JetBlue-Seaborne itineraries are now available for sale through travel agencies.
JetBlue's longstanding partnership with Cape Air has been expanded with new destinations available via San Juan: Culebra, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. With service to two unspoiled island destinations, which is expected to kick off in early 2014, Cape Air will serve a total of nine destinations from San Juan including options like Anguilla and Nevis.
"It's shaping up to be a great winter in the Caribbean region, with more JetBlue flights and more choices for travelers than ever before," said Scott Laurence, JetBlue's vice president of network planning. "Destination after destination, the Caribbean continues to embrace JetBlue's unique brand of service. We're excited to offer flights to 25 great getaways this winter plus even more destinations through our partnerships with Cape Air, LIAT, and Seaborne Airlines."