the airínea northamerican JetBlue informó that suspends its flights to Guayaquil from Fort Lauderdale: ¿Whaté there is behindás of this decisionón?
In news that will surely impactá to many travelers, JetBlue has announced the suspensionón of its flights between Fort Lauderdale and Guayaquil starting from the próximo 6 of January of 2025.
this route, which has been popular with tourists and business travelers, stops operating after más de 5 añthose on this route.
JetBlue stops flying from Fort Lauderdale to Guayaquil
This is the second cancellationón of JetBlue on Ecuador, which adds to the route tooén since Fort Lauderdale a Quito, what did I leaveó to operate the 13 last june.
Are youí that since the próximo 6 of January of 2025 and once the peak travel season is over, the airínea stops flying to what was its first route in Guayaquil after flying tooén since New York.
La suspensionón of this route will haveá several implications:
- Fewer options for travelers: Both Ecuadorians traveling to the United States and Americans visiting Ecuador will haveán fewer direct flight options.
- Potential price increase: With less airíneas operating this route, we may see an increase in ticket prices.
- Impact on the economyía local: La suspensionón of these flights you caníto have a negative impact on the economyíto local Guayaquil, especially in the tourism sectorístic.
¿CuáThey are the reasons behindás of this decisionón?
Although JetBlue has not detailed the exact reasons behindás of this suspensionón, It is possible to speculate on some factors:
- It is possible that demand for this route has decreased in the úlast months, what caníto have led JetBlue to make this decisionón.
- The rise in operating costsón, la inflationón and other economic factorsómonkeys couldíhave influenced the decisionón of the aerolínea.
- JetBlue podríto be readjusting its route strategy to focus on other markets or destinations.
And right at this point, the dífrom yesterday, JetBlue compartmentsó a press release, in which it indicates the following:
Additions announced throughout the Northeast, Florida and the Caribbean are part of JetBlue's plan to reorient its flight routes toward leisure and VFR (visit friends and family) with strong customer demand and deploy this capacity in places where it can win, executing their efforts to return the airline businessíne to profitability.
JetBlue reduceá flights on low-performance routes throughés of your network, with a focus on improving operational reliabilityón of the aerolínea.
With this we can assume a low demand (or profitability not so high) and move the avi resourceón to other better performing destinationsño econóThe monkey I have needs the aerosolíline to solve your situationón actual.
¿Whaté options travelers now have?
Although JetBlue suspendá your flights, travelers toún tenderán other options to get to Guayaquil from Fort Lauderdale. Other aerosolíneas how Spirit continúThey are still operating this route with a daily flight between FLL and GYE.
¿Whaté happens with flights from New York?
Until now, Eastá Ruta continues to show positive operating results and remains for sale without changes, but beá important to see its development, especially with the situationón país what is knowledge público.
La suspensionón of JetBlue flights between Fort Lauderdale y Guayaquil it's a it's a péimportant loss for travelers, It is key to be attentive to the movements of other airílines and look for the best options to continue traveling between these two cities and on m connections.ás allá of Fort.
¿Whaté Do you think this news?
I used this airline several times on this route and I never saw an empty plane. , always full , the opportunity for low-cost airlines to compete with Spirit or for Spirit to increase frequencies .
Completely, I think Spirit could increase frequencies, since there is no other in Fort Lauderdale like JetBlue that could take the space. We'll see what happens.