JetBlue and Rivals Race to Grab Spirit’s Routes and Customers
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Shortly after Spirit said it would cease operations at 3 a.m. ET on Saturday, many of its competitors rushed to fill in the gaps in the carrier’s largest markets.
JetBlue announced Saturday that it would launch 11 new destinations out of Fort Lauderdale, a Spirit stronghold. The two carriers had roughly equal market share at Fort Lauderdale, according to data from Cirium.
JetBlue’s new routes from Fort Lauderdale include:
Barranquilla
Baltimore
Cali, Colombia
Charlotte
Columbus, Ohio
Indianapolis
Nashville
Detroit
Houston
Chicago
Ponce, Puerto Rico
The New York-based carrier also said it would add a new nonstop service between Baltim
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