JetBlue Airways told staff this week that it will cut some routes and service as it struggles to return to profitability and grapples with the fallout of its blocked plan to buy Spirit Airlines .
The airline is instead focusing on leisure routes, adding service throughout the Caribbean and to Paris, the memo said.
"We constantly adjust our network to support our strategy and these recent changes are a necessary quick step to help return our business to profitability," JetBlue said.
"All the routes included have recently underperformed our expectations and these changes come as post-COVID travel patterns continue to evolve."
JetBlue ranked 9th in on-time arrivals among U.S. airlines in the first 10 months of 2023, according to the Transportation Department.
Persons:
John F, Dave Jehn, Jehn, William Young's
Organizations:
JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Kennedy, CNBC, Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Washington D.C, Transportation Department, CNBC PRO
Locations:
New, Portland , Oregon, San Jose , California, Westchester , New York, New York, Ponce , Puerto Rico, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Caribbean, Paris, Baltimore, Washington