If you’re looking to head to Florida this year, you’re going to want to double-check which airline you book with and which airport you’re flying into.
One airline just pulled out of a major international airport, and it might cause some issues for travelers.
JetBlue has temporarily cut ties with Miami International Airport (MIA) due to low profit. Numerous reports state that employees were told over the weekend that the airline would stop serving the airport starting on or around September 3.
JetBlue cancels all flights out of Miami
In a statement to The Miami Herald, Derek Dombrowski, JetBlue’s director of corporate communications, said the decision to pull out of Miami was to “to free aircraft for new routes, we’ve recently made the decision to end a small number of unprofitable flights including between Boston and Miami.”
JetBlue confirmed this decision in an email to NJ.com. The company expanded on how often the airline is currently servicing Miami, stating, “JetBlue currently offers a 1-2 times daily flight between Boston and Miami.”
JetBlue’s cancellation of flights to Miami begins at the tail end of summer, on September 3.
Impacted travelers have the choice to rebook their flight at the nearby Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), which is roughly 30 miles north of MIA. Or, travelers can opt for a full refund.
According to The Miami Herald, the MIA employees were informed of this decision from JetBlue on Friday, June 20.
At this time, you can still book flights on JetBlue’s website to Miami for the summer.
JetBlue never had a large presence in Miami, as MIA is not one of the airline’s hub airports. New Jersey travelers know well that it was tough to book a direct flight to Miami out of Newark. You previously needed to travel to JFK if you wanted to fly direct or accept a layover if you wanted to travel from EWR to MIA.
Miami is a hub city for American Airlines and that airline recently expanded at MIA in 2024, adding even more flights to tropical destinations, like Tulum. In 2023, American Airlines serviced 31.4 million of the 52.3 million travelers at MIA, making AA the primary airline to service the Miami airport, much like United at EWR.
Travelers can opt to fly into FLL, which JetBlue has a much stronger prescence at, with roughly 6.8 million passengers in 2024.
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