JetBlue Adds San Juan, Puerto Rico to Its 71-City Network
During a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on June 28, in celebration of JetBlue Airways' new home at Terminal A in San Juan's Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), the airline's President and CEO Dave Barger, together with Puerto Rico's Governor Luis Fortuno, announced that San Juan has become the sixth focus city in JetBlue's 71-city network.
"How fitting that we celebrate our first decade of growth in Terminal A, our brand new home. Here, we can live and breathe our brand and fully integrate with the culture and people of this beautiful island. More importantly, we can better serve our customers and accommodate future growth," said Dave Barger, JetBlue's President and CEO. "Our commitment will only keep growing in terms of our operation; today I'm pleased to officially announce that San Juan is now a JetBlue focus city."
The Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis G. Fortuno, said, "The Government of Puerto Rico is proud to have partners such as JetBlue, which bet on our market, contributing to our economic development. JetBlue recognizes the Island as market potential, identifying us a 'focus city', a title which only five of the 71 cities where the airline operates has earned, putting us on the same level as JFK airport. We're very happy to say that this Administration has managed to develop a close relationship with the airline, and today we celebrate the successful inauguration of their new home in Terminal A where we hope to continue growing together for years to come."
According to a release, San Juan joins Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, New York and Orlando as the sixth focus city in JetBlue's network. The designation of San Juan as a focus city in JetBlue's route network underscores the airline's commitment to the Puerto Rican community and its expansion into the new Terminal A at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, which will be able to accommodate further growth.
In Puerto Rico, JetBlue currently serves Aguadilla, Ponce and San Juan, with service to 13 nonstop destinations, nine within the continental US: Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford, Jacksonville, New York, Newark, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach and; four within the Caribbean: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, and St. Croix.
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