JetBlue Blog

Our leadership, Dave (our CEO), Rob (our COO), and Robin (our CMO), were recently at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood to meet with the Broward County Aviation Department about the massive infrastructure development project underway at the airport. During their trip, they sat down with the Sun Sentinel and spoke about past growth in this market, future expansion, and how [...]

We’re adding a second daily nonstop flight between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), as well as a second daily summer seasonal flight to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), effective May 21, 2013. Our new service comes on the heels of recent increased coast-to-coast flights, including: A second daily flight between [...]

The Costa Rican Minister of Tourism, Allan Flores, joined JetBlue officials earlier today in a press conference at the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) in San José to announce our plans to add daily nonstop flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica, effective June 27. Flights [...]

Last weekend, we completed our 16th playground build with our partner, KaBOOM! More than 200 volunteers turned out to construct a dream playground for the children of charter school Kathleen C. Wright Leadership Academy. Before our build, the children were bussed to an offsite location to play, since there was no grounds or facilities to [...]

Soar with Reading stopped in Fort Lauderdale this week to treat local kids with a reading by @Barefoot Books author Laurie Krebbs and performance by @PBS KIDS’ Mr. Steve. The program aims to ensure kids everywhere have access to books – and you can help. Share the name of your favorite children’s book and we [...]

We announced our expanded service to Bogotá just a few months ago, and inaugural day is here! This morning, our Fort Lauderdale crew kicked things off with some pre-boarding Colombian pastries and coffee. In true JetBlue style, there was also cake and giveaways and one of our Fort Lauderdale crewmembers Sandra even wore a traditional [...]

We’re pleased to launch twice daily service from Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) in Kingston, Jamaica starting today. To celebrate the launch of its new service, customers can book travel between Fort Lauderdale and Kingston today through Saturday, May 5, 2012 at www.jetblue.com/new for as low as $99 [...]

We’re connecting South Florida with Bogotá, Colombia’s renowned capital, with a new daily nonstop flight between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport starting on May 7, 2012. To celebrate, we’ve launched a special $99 one-way fare to make this vibrant South American business center and emerging tourist destination more accessible than [...]

Broward County’s Aviation Department recently hosted an official groundbreaking for the South Runway expansion project at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The $791 million project will lengthen the runway by 8,000 feet and elevate it over the FEC Railroad and Federal Highway. Construction is expected to be completed in 2014 and will result in additional capacity [...]

Earlier this month, we asked our crewmembers to submit their stories about memorable volunteer experiences. In the spirit of giving, we share some of these stories with you. Fort Lauderdale Crewmembers Bring Holiday Cheer to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Our Fort Lauderdale crewmembers brought JetBlue’s “caring” value and a does of holiday cheer to the [...]