{"id":166352,"date":"2025-05-05T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/jetblue-cuts-2-boston-routes-with-barely-any-notice-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T12:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:45:23","slug":"jetblue-cuts-2-boston-routes-with-barely-any-notice-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/jetblue-cuts-2-boston-routes-with-barely-any-notice-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue cuts 2 Boston routes with barely any notice – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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JetBlue Airways is quickly slashing unprofitable flying.<\/p>\n

The New York-based carrier filed plans to exit two markets over the weekend, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by a carrier spokesperson. JetBlue will end its service between Boston and the Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) near Islip on May 7. It also won’t launch the new Boston-to-Halifax route as originally planned on June 26.<\/p>\n

These are some pretty drastic last-minute changes from JetBlue, as the airline is barely giving flyers much notice about these cuts. When airlines typically file route cuts, they give a bit more notice than four days (like in the case of the Islip cancellation). Furthermore, on the airline’s recent first-quarter earnings call, Marty St. George, president of JetBlue, even admitted that this might just be the first time in the airline’s history that it’s cutting a route before the first flight even takes off.<\/p>\n

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This unprecedented move must indicate that demand was way weaker than JetBlue expected for the two affected routes. An airline spokesperson confirmed that “bookings have not met expectations” and explained that the move is “one of the necessary steps we’re taking to manage our business through softer-than-expected travel demand this year and ongoing economic uncertainty.”<\/p>\n

JetBlue said that the change “may be disappointing for those who had already booked travel.” With such last-minute notice, flyers will likely be on the hook for pricey replacement flights on other carriers. American Airlines and Air Canada offer flights between Boston and Halifax.<\/p>\n

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