JetBlue is making a significant push in Puerto Rico.
The New York-based airline on Wednesday introduced an enormous growth of its route map from San Juan, with new flights to 5 mainland U.S. cities launching early subsequent yr.
It comes on the heels of a 2025 that already noticed JetBlue develop its footprint within the Puerto Rican capital metropolis.
This yr, the service grew its complete departures from San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín Worldwide Airport (SJU) by 16% versus a yr in the past, based on information from aviation analytics agency Cirium.
That development will proceed in 2026, because the service launches new SJU flights to Florida, the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast.
“Puerto Rico has formed JetBlue’s identification for greater than twenty years,” JetBlue President Marty St. George mentioned in an announcement asserting 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 total 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 |
Every 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 |
Thrice 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 because of its loyalty program.
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“We’ve a cobrand bank card in Puerto, we’ve a really stable TrueBlue buyer base,” St. George instructed TPG in an interview final yr. “Puerto Rico is an especially vital marketplace for us, a worthwhile marketplace for us.”
2 extra routes unveiled
On high of these 5 new routes from San Juan, JetBlue additionally introduced two extra U.S. routes that can launch in March.
The service will add Buffalo flights to Fort Myers’ Southwest Florida Worldwide Airport (RSW) on March 26.
And it’ll add to its quick development 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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