American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) and JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) have announced a significant expansion of their networks with 33 new routes from airports on the US East Coast under their extensive code-share partnership due to operationally launch on February 25, 2021.
American Airlines said it would launch six new international routes from New York JFK:
- starting on May 6, to Cali, Bogotá, Medellín José Maria Córdova (daily each), and Santiago de Chile (3x weekly),
- starting on June 5, to St. Lucia Hewanorra and Providenciales (weekly each).
The carrier will also add a total of 12 new domestic routes:
- from JFK to Santa Ana, CA (starting on June 2),
- from New York La Guardia to Myrtle Beach International, Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional, Savannah International (all starting on June 3), Key West International, Rapid City Regional (June 5), and Kansas City International (September 8), and
- from Boston to Asheville, Jackson Hole, WY, Traverse City, Wilmington International (June 5), and Columbus John Glenn, OH (August 17).
In turn, JetBlue announced a total of 15 new routes:
- from JFK to Kalispell International (starting on July 1) and Boise (July 2),
- from New York Newark to Antigua, Aguadilla, Cartagena Rafael Núñez International, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Port au Prince, Puerto Plata, Seattle Tacoma International, St. Lucia, and St. Thomas Cyril E. King (all starting on July 1), and
- from La Guardia to Charleston International, Denver International, and Martha's Vineyard (also July 1).
The airlines said that their code-share partnership will initially include nearly 80 routes from all four eastern coast gateways, although more routes will be gradually added to the agreement. Besides expanding their respective networks, the carriers will also seek to increase frequencies and better align the schedules on key domestic routes.
Meanwhile, United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has announced a plan to launch a new route from Boston to London Heathrow at some point in 2021, subject to market recovery and pandemic-related border restrictions. The carrier hopes to connect the two cities daily using B767-300ERs. JetBlue plans to begin services to London Gatwick from JFK and to London Stansted from Boston in 2021 as well, using A321-200NX(LR)s.
- Antigua
- Santiago de Chile
- Bogotá
- Cali
- Cartagena Rafael Núñez International
- Medellín José Maria Córdova
- Puerto Plata
- London Gatwick
- London Heathrow
- London Stansted
- Port au Prince
- St. Lucia Hewanorra
- Aguadilla
- Providenciales
- Asheville
- Boise
- Boston
- Charleston International
- Chicago O'Hare
- Columbus John Glenn, OH
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Denver International
- Jackson Hole, WY
- Kalispell International
- Kansas City International
- Key West International
- Martha's Vineyard
- Myrtle Beach International
- Nantucket
- New York JFK
- New York La Guardia
- New York Newark
- Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional
- Rapid City Regional
- Santa Ana, CA
- Savannah International
- Seattle Tacoma International
- Traverse City
- Wilmington International
- St. Thomas Cyril E. King
- American Airlines
- JetBlue Airways
- United Airlines
- Joint Ventures
- Network Changes