JetBlue Airways is the latest ultra-low-cost airline to expand its presence in South Florida, with nine new destinations coming to the Fort Lauderdale airport starting in November.
“As the top airline in Fort Lauderdale, with more departures than any other carrier on peak travel days, JetBlue is proud to keep raising the bar for customers in South Florida and to continue bringing them to the places they want to go,” said Dave Jehn, JetBlue’s vice president, network planning and airline partnerships, said in a Sept. 10 release.
The announcement comes as another low-cost airline, Dania Beach-based Spirit, drops 11 cities from its network in an effort to refocus on key markets, such as its hub in Fort Lauderdale. Spirit recently filed for bankruptcy for the second time in a year and other airlines have been quick to move in, with Frontier Airlines announcing 42 new routes just days later, many of them in South Florida.
JetBlue’s new routes include destinations in New Orleans and Pittsburgh, as well as Aruba, Grand Cayman, St. Maarten, Honduras, Costa Rica and more. There is also a flight to a brand new destination for the airline, Cali, Colombia.
The airline will also be increasing service on nine existing routes.
JetBlue offers low fares for any Fort Lauderdale flight this fall
To celebrate the estimated 113 peak daily flights the airline said it will be making from Fort Lauderdale by winter, the airline is offering one-way fares starting at $113 from Fort Lauderdale to any of the 46 nonstop destinations JetBlue will service this fall.
You must book by Sept. 10 for travel between Sept. 24 to Dec. 17, 2025. Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday travel only, and some blackout dates apply.
What are JetBlue’s new flights in Florida?
Flights to/from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) include:
Cali, Colombia (CLO), new route starting date and frequency to be announced
Aruba (AUA), new route starting Dec. 4, 2025, 3x weekly, year-round
Cartagena, Colombia (CTG), new route starting Dec. 4, 2025, 4x weekly, year-round
Grand Cayman (GCM), new route starting Dec. 4, 2025, 3x weekly, year-round
Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR), new route starting Dec. 4, 2025, 1x weekly, year-round
New Orleans, La. (MSY), new route starting Nov. 1, 2025, 2x weekly, year-round
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PIT), new route starting Nov. 1, 2025, 1x weekly, year-round
San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP), new route starting Dec. 4, 2025, 4x weekly, year-round
St. Maarten (SXM), new route starting Dec. 4, 2025, 4x weekly, year-round
Atlanta (ATL), increased service to 3x daily starting Nov. 1, 2025
Hartford, Conn. (BDL), increased service to 2-3x daily starting Nov. 1, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts (BOS), increased service to 6x daily (up to 10x daily over peak) starting Nov. 1, 2025
Cancún, Mexico (CUN), increased service to 3x daily starting Dec. 5, 2025
Kingston, Jamaica (KIN), increased service to 2-3x daily (up to 5-6x over peak) starting Dec. 4, 2025
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ), increased service to 1-2x daily starting Dec. 4, 2025
San José, Costa Rica (SJO), increased service to 2x daily (up to 3x over peak) starting Dec. 4, 2025
San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU), increased service to 6x daily (up to 7x over peak) starting Nov. 2, 2025
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic (STI), increased service to 1x daily year-round starting Dec. 4, 2025
JetBlue expanding service in South Florida
The airline has been making an effort to grow in South Florida, although JetBlue pulled out of Miami International Airport as of Sept. 3 due to low performance.
In April, JetBlue announced new service from FLL to Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Philadelphia and announced new service to Atlanta, Austin, Norfolk and Tampa in July. In June, JetBlue partnered with Florida’s privately owned passenger rail service Brightline to allow travelers to book both a plane and train trip directly on jetblue.com as part of a combined itinerary.
JetBlue also recently announced a return to Daytona Beach after an absence of nearly seven years.
What Florida airports does JetBlue service?
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: JetBlue adds 9 US, Latin America, Caribbean flights to Fort Lauderdale