Winter could be getting began, however JetBlue already has spring break on the thoughts.
The airline will launch service to Florida’s Destin-Fort Walton Seaside Airport (VPS) from each New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) and Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS) in March.
JetBlue additionally plans to start out flying between Frederick Douglass Better Rochester Worldwide Airport (ROC) in western New York and Orlando Worldwide Airport (MCO) on March 26 with 5 weekly flights.
VPS sits sq. in the course of Florida’s Emerald Coast, part of the Florida Panhandle stretching from Panama Metropolis to Pensacola that is identified for its white sand seashores, clear blue-green water, water sports activities, golf and different sights, making it a really perfect vacation spot for each grownup teams and households.
JetBlue’s VPS service, which begins March 5, will function seasonally with one round-trip flight on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The Rochester flights will function on the identical days, beginning March 26, however will fly year-round.
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The flights symbolize basic examples of JetBlue’s latest technique shift to give attention to robust East Coast routes with dependable leisure demand. Naturally, this has meant a heavy give attention to flying between the Northeast and Florida — JetBlue says it has added 30 flights to Florida this 12 months, together with its first service to Vero Seaside and a return of service to Daytona Seaside, each starting subsequent month.
“Florida continues to be a spot the place JetBlue’s mixture of nice service and worth resonates strongly with vacationers,” Dave Jehn, JetBlue’s vp of community planning and airline partnerships, stated in an announcement in regards to the VPS flights. “By including Destin–Fort Walton Seaside to our map, we’re bringing extra selections to clients in Boston and New York whereas opening the door for Emerald Coast residents to attach simply to the Northeast and past.”
The Orlando flight can be JetBlue’s first flight from Rochester to Florida. The airline gives a number of flights a day from ROC to JFK as properly.
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