JetBlue cuts Hartford-Los Angeles route amid network adjustments

JetBlue, which is undergoing a significant transformation to improve its fortunes, will no longer operate between Hartford and Los Angeles. The carrier began the long transcontinental route in December 2020 amid the pandemic.

While served year-round until October 2023, it became summer seasonal, with the last flight in October 2024. The schedule in 2025 was to be as follows, with all times local:

Hartford to Los Angeles: B667, 17:30-20:30

Los Angeles to Hartford: B61268, 23:59-08:25+1

According to the US Department of Transportation (DOT), JetBlue carried 205,000 roundtrip passengers on its non-stop flights. It filled 81% of seats, one percentage point lower than its domestic networkwide average in the same period.

The DOT shows that it transported 30,980 passengers between June and October 2024 (84% load factor), down from 40,338 (88% load factor) in the same five months in 2023. While the reduction was partly due to having11% fewer flights and far fewer seats for sale, traffic fell by nearly a quarter.

While JetBlue has generally shifted away from West Coast flying, this does not mean an endto transcontinental routes altogether. In recent developments, NewarktoLos AngelesandNew York JFK-Burbankare returning.

When all airlines are considered (JetBlue's non-stop offering and various one- stop options via different hubs), DOT data indicates that149965passengers flew betweenHartfordandLos Angeleseover twelvemonths ending September2024the most recent period forall carriersIn other wordsit had205passengers daily each way

Americanandits regional partnerwas market leaderIt transported27total traffic mainly viaCharlotteChicago O'HareandPhiladelphiaJet Bluesecond22Followed byDelta21United12Southwest9Breeze8

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