MINNEAPOLIS — Air carrier JetBlue is beefing up its east coast presence while ending service to seven airports, including MSP International.
JetBlue confirmed the news in an email Thursday afternoon, saying the route between the Twin Cities and Boston's Logan International Airport will be scrapped on Oct. 26. It is currently the only destination JetBlue provides out of MSP.
"Exiting a market is a difficult decision and we were privileged to have served Minneapolis," reads a statement sent out by JetBlue Corporate Communications. "Due to underperformance and lack of customer demand, we will end operations in Minneapolis. We are doing this to make investments in other parts of our network."
JetBlue says impacted customers will have their tickets automatically refunded to the original form of payment.
Other communities that will no longer be served by the New York-based carrier include:
- Charlotte
- San Antonio
- Burbank International Airport (BUR) in California
- Tallahassee International Airport (TLH) in Florida
- Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) in California
- Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (PTP) in Guadeloupe
Along with cities being eliminated, JetBlue is also cutting or stopping 24 routes, and instituting seasonal suspensions to six cities, including Milwaukee.
On the flip side, JetBlue is adding seven new routes, mostly from airports in New England, and beefing up service to warm weather destinations.
The Points Guy reports that the reason behind these cuts is money, as the budget carrier hasn't been profitable since the pandemic.