JetBlue Airways today announced two new routes from Puerto Rico, bringing more low-fare, high-quality flights to “La Isla del Encanto”. Launching this summer, and out for sale today, JetBlue will now offer year-round service from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina, and from Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN) in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Florida.
This announcement coincides with JetBlue’s 21st anniversary of service in San Juan. In Puerto Rico, JetBlue currently offers service in its focus city of San Juan, as well as in Aguadilla and Ponce, operating an average of 35 departures from Puerto Rico per day. With the introduction of Raleigh, JetBlue will now offer service between Puerto Rico and 12 cities in the U.S. and the Caribbean.
The planned combination of JetBlue and Spirit will unlock long-term growth opportunities in Puerto Rico that would not be otherwise possible, offering more options for customers traveling to and from the island. Following the successful completion of the planned merger, JetBlue will be able to deliver its low-fare, award-winning service on more routes and to expand travel options in and out of Puerto Rico with new nonstop service to destinations that are not viable today.
San Juan Growth
JetBlue is advancing its focus city strategy in San Juan. New service between San Juan (SJU) and Raleigh, North Carolina (RDU) will take off on July 5, 2023. With this new route JetBlue will now operate service between San Juan and 12 nonstop destinations and will offer an average of 30 departures per day from San Juan.
| Schedule between Raleigh (RDU) and San Juan (SJU) | |
| Daily service starting July 5, 2023 | |
| RDU-SJU Flight #2929 | SJU-RDU Flight #2930 |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. | 1:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
Launching New Service to Aguadilla
JetBlue’s new service in Aguadilla brings a new choice to a route with limited competition today. Service from Aguadilla to Tampa is set to launch on July 5, 2023. JetBlue will fly up to 5 daily departures from Aguadilla in 2023.
| Schedule between Tampa (TPA) and Aguadilla (BQN) | |
| Daily service starting July 5, 2023 | |
| TPA-BQN Flight #2768 | BQN-TPA Flight #2769 |
| 12:05 p.m. – 2:57 p.m. | 3:50 p.m. – 6:36 p.m. |
JetBlue will operate both new routes using its Airbus A320 aircraft.