Delta to Battle JetBlue on N.Y.-Nantucket Route

The New York-Nantucket air route will see a head-to-head battle between Delta Air Lines Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp. this summer.

A month after JetBlue said it would begin seasonal summer service from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nantucket, Delta said yesterday that it will offer its own JFK-Nantucket flights from June 14 through Sept. 8. The daily flights on 50-seat regional jets will leave from JFK at 9:25 a.m. and 3:35 p.m. and return to New York from Nantucket at 11:25 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Delta's website showed round-trip fares of $158 on several July dates.

JetBlue is offering a daily round trip on 100-seat jets between JFK and Nantucket from May 24 through Sept. 24, adding a second daily flight on Friday nights, Saturday mornings, and Monday mornings in July and August to serve New Yorkers coming up for a weekend visits. JetBlue's fares have ranged from $178 to $558 round trip.

Nantucket-Hyannis-Boston stalwart Cape Air has also formed a marketing alliance this year with JetBlue, allowing passengers to buy one-ticket travel itineraries connecting through Logan International Airport on Cape Air and JetBlue.

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