Daily business news in the Great State of New York!
NEW YORK — JetBlue has expanded its transatlantic offerings with new, nonstop flights taking off from New York and Boston to Dublin, Ireland. Daily seasonal service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) will operate through September 30, 2024. JetBlue first launched trans-Atlantic […]
Traveling to Japan will get easier this summer with new service from American Airlines between New York (JFK) and Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport (HND). Last month, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) formally approved American’s application to become the only U.S. carrier operating nonstop service between JFK and HND. “American looks forward to launching […]
United announced it is expanding its global route network, adding new non-stop flights between New York/Newark-Marrakesh, Morocco; Tokyo/Narita-Cebu, Philippines and Houston–Medellin, Colombia. United will also increase flying to popular destinations across the globe including Hong Kong; Seoul, South Korea and Porto, Portugal. Additionally, the airline will add four weekly flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai as the Chinese and U.S. governments recently agreed to increase flights between […]
NEW YORK — JetBlue has lost its Spirit. The New York-based airline announced that it has reached a deal with Spirit Airlines to terminate their July 2022 merger agreement. As part of the termination, JetBlue will pay Spirit $69 million. While the merger agreement was in effect, Spirit stockholders received approximately $425 million in total […]
Avelo Airlines is expanding service to upstate New York with twice-weekly flights from Albany and Rochester beginning in May. The Houston-based airline is introducing Albany as the newest city in its network with exclusive nonstop service to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). Avelo will also offer new nonstop service from Rochester, NY (ROC) and Manchester, NH […]
United announced plans to resume a daily international flight from New York/Newark to Tel Aviv, Israel, the first step in restoring vital passenger and cargo service that was suspended in October. The initial Newark–Tel Aviv flights on March 2 and 4 will stop in Munich to ensure all service providers are ready to support non-stop service to and from Newark. No Newark departures to Tel Aviv are planned […]
NEW YORK — JetBlue has entered into an agreement with Icahn Enterprises L.P., a major shareholder of JetBlue, under which Jesse Lynn, general counsel of Icahn Enterprises, and Steven Miller, portfolio manager of Icahn Capital, will join the airline’s board of directors. Lynn and Miller will serve as non-voting observers to the board through JetBlue’s […]
JetBlue is looking to cut costs by trimming unprofitable flights. According to CNBC, JetBlue will end cross-country flights from JFK Airport to San Jose and Portland. A flight from Westchester County Airport to Martha’s Vineyard in MA will also be eliminated. The airline will also end service from New York to Ponce, PR and Milwaukee […]
NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways announced that Joanna Geraghty (photo above), currently the company’s president and chief operating officer, will succeed Robin Hayes as chief executive officer, effective February 12, 2024. Hayes is stepping down due to health concerns. Hayes will continue to serve on the company’s Board of Directors until that time, at which […]
NEW YORK — JetBlue Airlines has officially launched service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Tallahassee International Airport (TLH), with the first flight arriving in Tallahassee Thursday morning. JetBlue’s new intrastate service will operate daily, introducing low fares and a better travel option for customers on a route with limited competition. “We are thrilled […]
NEW YORK — JetBlue has officially launched air service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) in Belize City, Belize, a country in Central America. JetBlue’s new Belize City service will operate three days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. JetBlue will operate the […]
The busiest travel day of the year in the U.S. will be Sunday, November 26, 2023, according to a recent analysis by aviation analytics firm Cirium. More than 3,000,000 seats and 22,000 flights will be flown domestically in the U.S. on that date, higher than peak travel days in summer 2023. The major U.S. carriers […]
NEW YORK — JetBlue is now selling tickets to two new European destinations – Dublin in Ireland and Edinburgh in Scotland – with flights available on sale starting now. Daily seasonal service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) will begin March 13, […]
JetBlue has begun air service connecting New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) with Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) over the weekend. The airline says this has been one of the most highly-requested routes by customers and is now offering round-trip service three times per day. The new service has an added benefit […]
Delta has opened two new Sky Club lounges this summer at JFK and Newark Airports. The lounges are exclusively for the airline’s Sky Club members. The new JFK lounge is the second Delta lounge at the airport and is located at Terminal 4 near Gate A7. [photo above] The nearly 14,000-square-foot Club, which seats more […]