JetBlue is considering more flights at Stewart International Airport, about 70 miles north of New York City near Newburgh, N.Y. The Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal says JetBlue CEO David Barger spoke last week at a local annual economic development breakfast, where…
JetBlue this morning announced two new routes to the Caribbean from its hub at New York JFK. The airline will begin one daily round-trip flight to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic on Jan. 10. And, on Jan. 17, JetBlue…
Beginning Feb. 14, AirTran will add nonstop service from Pittsburgh to the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers. The carrier will operate one daily round-trip flight on the route. Also beginning the same day, AirTran will increase its service…
The U.S. Department of Transportation has fined both JetBlue and Hawaiian “for failing to properly or adequately disclose the on-time performance of specific flights when requested,” Travel Weekly (free registration) reports. The publication says DOT regulations require the 20 carriers…
JetBlue COO Russ Chew was named president of the company Wednesday. Chew will continue to hold both titles and report to new JetBlue CEO Dave Barger, according to Newsday of New York. Chew first joined JetBlue in March as the…
Despite becoming “frayed around the edges,” there’s still hope for a turnaround at New York-based discounter JetBlue. That comes from Ted Reed of TheStreet.com, who says JetBlue has been “a victim of cost-cutting competitors, Kennedy’s congested airspace, a February ice…
JetBlue has added a severance plan that would protect both management and frontline workers if the airline became a target of a hostile takeover bid, New York Newsday reports. The paper writes that JetBlue said the move was not made…
Beginning Nov. 1, JetBlue will add nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale from the New York cities of both Buffalo and Syracuse. The carrier will fly one daily round-trip flight on both routes using 100-seat Embraer E190 jets. Today, JetBlue begins…
JetBlue is celebrating its one-year anniversary in Pittsburgh by giving away free flights. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes that JetBlue, hoping to improve its market share here, announced a ‘gift’ today of free travel to any Pittsburgh-area resident who books a…
Continental and JetBlue were rated the top U.S. airlines of their types according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 North America Airline Satisfaction Study released this morning. Continental was named the top traditional hub-and-spoke carrier for the second year…