JetBlue Announces Major Expansion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood With Plans For 140 Daily Flights

JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) today announced it is further growing its presence at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) with plans to operate an average of 140 daily flights in the winter in the coming years. The expansion will result in roughly 75 percent growth from the carrier's current size at its South Florida focus city.

As part of JetBlue's ongoing expansion the airline is adding new nonstop service to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) and increasing the number of flights to Nassau, Bahamas' Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS). The airline will now operate nonstop flights to 46 destinations from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood. More flights and new nonstop destinations are set to be announced later this year.

"We are absolutely thrilled to announce the next phase of our growth at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport," said Marty St. George, executive vice president commercial and planning at JetBlue. "JetBlue is the number one airline in Fort Lauderdale not only because of our size, but also because we deliver the very best experience to our customers with our award-winning service and style. We served more than five million customers in Fort Lauderdale last year and they have come to expect nothing but the best when they travel with JetBlue. With things like assigned seating, unlimited free name-brand snacks and complimentary TVs and entertainment at every seat we have truly brought humanity back to air travel in South Florida."

Added service at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood comes as JetBlue continues to upgrade its home at Terminal 3. The airline recently unveiled its interactive customer check-in experience which features state-of-the art kiosks and additional check-in counters in a traveler-friendly configuration. JetBlue also plans to link Terminals 3 and 4 for seamless international connections and offer more retail and dining options for customers.

"The Broward County Aviation Department is elated that JetBlue is making such a huge commitment to our community with their proposed increases in service to benefit travelers in and out of FLL", said Kent George, Director of Aviation at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

New Nonstop to New Orleans

Roundtrip flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and New Orleans will operate daily starting September 29, 2016. This new route will not only create a new nonstop link between South Florida and The Big Easy, but will also provide connections to JetBlue's sizable Caribbean and Latin America Network from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood. The airline has recently launched or announced new flights between its South Florida focus city and top destinations such as Turks & Caicos, Quito, Ecuador and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

JetBlue is offering an introductory fare of only $49 one way (a) between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and New Orleans for travel during the first month of the new service. All introductory fare tickets must be purchased by March 10, 2016.

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