JetBlue Enhances and Expands Mexico City Service with New, Customer-Friendly Schedules and Added Flights
May 09 2017 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
New Flight Schedules Between Florida Focus
Cities and Mexican Capital Better Meets Needs of Nonstop and
Connecting Travelers
Fort Lauderdale and Orlando Routes Will Each Be
Flown Twice Daily – Up From Current Once Daily Service
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) today announced new and improved flight
schedules for service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
International Airport (FLL) and Mexico City International Airport
(MEX) and between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and the
Mexican capital, which will better accommodate the airline’s
customers. Additionally, JetBlue will increase service to four
daily roundtrips between Mexico City and the U.S. – two on the Fort
Lauderdale route and two on the Orlando route. Seats are on sale
now and JetBlue is celebrating with a special introductory fare of
just $99 one-way (a).
“Our ability to now offer Mexico City service twice daily with
improved flight times between these two growing Florida focus
cities positions JetBlue for even greater success in one of the
most important major markets in the Americas,” said John Checketts,
vice president network planning, JetBlue. “It’s a win for customers
on each end of these routes.”
JetBlue first landed in Mexico City in 2015 with one daily
roundtrip flight from each of its Florida focus cities. While the
airline has quickly become a favorite among Mexico City travelers
who love JetBlue’s award-winning service and low fares, the
original flight times could not accommodate all customers’ schedule
needs and did not align well with a portion of connecting
traffic.
However, earlier this year, JetBlue was awarded new flight times
and the authority to operate additional service by the U.S.
Department of Transportation when the agency required other
airlines to divest slots at MEX in order to enhance competition in
Mexico City.
The enhancements in Mexico City service help JetBlue grow in
several key areas. In Fort Lauderdale, where JetBlue is the top
airline serving more than 60 nonstop destinations, it advances
growth plans to reach 140 daily flights in the coming years. In
Orlando, the expanded service grows JetBlue’s other Florida focus
city where it operates up to 70 daily flights to nearly 30
destinations. Lastly, JetBlue’s growth in the broader Latin America
and Caribbean network continues to make up nearly a third of the
airline’s flying capacity. JetBlue will operate up to 315 daily
flights in the region this year.
Flight Schedule Between Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) and Mexico City (MEX)
Beginning September 6, 2017
FLL – MEX Flight #517 MEX – FLL Flight #2518
6:57 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. – 2:44 p.m. FLL –
MEX Flight 1717 MEX – FLL Flight #1718 1:51 p.m. –
4:10 p.m. 5:20 p.m. – 9:35 p.m.
Flight Schedule Between Orlando (MCO)
and Mexico City (MEX)
Beginning September 6, 2017
MCO – MEX Flight #1525 MEX – MCO Flight #1524
8:37 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. – 4:27 p.m. MCO
– MEX Flight #2825 MEX – MCO Flight #2824 12:02 p.m.
– 2:25 p.m. 3:50 p.m. – 8:02 p.m.
Flights between the U.S. and Mexico City will be operated on the
airline’s Airbus A320 aircraft offering the airline's award-winning
service featuring the most legroom in coach (b); free Fly-Fi, the
fastest broadband internet in the sky (c); complimentary and
unlimited name-brand snacks and soft drinks; free, live DIRECTV®
programming,100+ channels of SiriusXM® radio at every seat and free
first-run Hollywood movies.
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline®, and a leading
carrier in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los
Angeles (Long Beach), Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries
more than 38 million customers a year to 101 cities in the
U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America with an average
of 1,000 daily flights. For more information please visit
jetblue.com.
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must be purchased by 05/11/2017 (the earlier of 11:59 PM ET or
local) for flights between 09/06/2017 and 11/15/2017. Limited
exceptions apply. All fares are subject to limited availability;
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notice; must be purchased at time of reservation; and are one-way,
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(b) JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach based on average
fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
(c) Fly-Fi is not available on flights operating outside of the
contiguous U.S. For flights originating outside of the contiguous
U.S., Fly-Fi will be available once the aircraft returns to the
coverage area.
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