JetBlue is continuing its push into the Caribbean, announcing on Wednesday that Grenada would become its newest destination.
Starting June 11, JetBlue plans to fly two flights a week between New York JFK and Grenada’s Maurice Bishop International Airport (airport code GND). The airline would fly one round-trip flight on the route each Thursday and Sunday on 150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. JetBlue says flights will be available for sale following government approval.
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Grenada would become JetBlue’s 90th destination overall and its 32nd destination in the Caribbean and Latin America .
“We cannot wait to add Grenada to our network of Caribbean destinations,” Dave Clark, JetBlue’s VP – network planning, says in a statement. “Grenada is one of the most beautiful and adventurous destinations in the Caribbean, and our new nonstop service will make it much easier to get there.”