With Spirit Airlines ceasing operations, JetBlue is running headlong into the breach. They’re adding significant flights right away out of Spirit’s Fort Lauderdale home base. They also plan growth in San Juan-based Caribbean operations. • 1 daily BAQ from October 1 • 3 daily BWI, CLT, BNA, IAH from July 9 • 1 daily CMH, IND from November 2 • 2 daily ORD, DTW from July 9 • 1 daily PSE from July 9 JetBlue to also commence new BWI-SJU route — Ishrion Aviation (@IshrionA) May 2, 2026 JetBlue hasn’t made money in six years, but sees this as an opportunity. According to aviation watchdog JonNYC , the carrier it telling its employees that they will “reallocate some underperforming flying from other cities into Fort Lauderdale.” And they’ve already moved quickly with plans to grow their Fort Lauderdale and San Juan bases – as well as Boston where they’ve fallen behind Delta since the pandemic – and are accomplishing this by scaling back at New York JFK, Newark, Orlando and Los Angeles.…