JetBlue Caps Off Strong Year of Traffic Growth

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - January 13, 2020

JetBlue capped off a strong 2019 with another solid month of traffic growth, according to the latest numbers from the New York City-based air carrier.

JetBlue reported 4.6 billion revenue passenger miles in December, a 5.7 percent increase over the same month in 2018.

Available seat miles rose by 4.4 percent, while load factor rose by 1 percentage point to 82.4 percent in the same period.

For the year, JetBlue saw 53.61 billion revenue passenger miles in 2019, which represented a 5.6 percent jump over 2018.

Available seat miles rose by 6.6 percent last year to 63.8 billion, or 63.8 million total.

JetBlue continues to expand its network in the wider Caribbean; its next stop? The French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe, with service set to begin in February.

— CJ

Aruba’s New Adults-Only Resort Has Swim-Up Suites, a Rooftop Bar and One of the World’s Greatest Beaches

Eagle Beach. If you know Aruba, you know it. That wide, white, shimmering stretch of sand in the northwestern corner of the island is one of our favorite beaches in the Caribbean — and inarguably among the best beaches, well, anywhere […]

This Iconic British Virgin Islands Resort Is Finally Back, With New Rooms and Five Jaw-Dropping Beaches

This beach gets its name from the island across the water. Centuries ago, some of Blackbeard’s crew tried to make the crossing from Dead Chest Island, and, well, this beach got a name of its own: Deadman’s. If you’ve been […]

This Uncrowded Caribbean island Has Picture-Perfect Beaches, Countless Sandbars and the World’s Most Beautiful Water

It’s hard to see where the water ends and the sky begins. I’m wading on a sugar-white sandbar in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, with nothing around but turquoise-tinted clouds. There are shades of blue here I’ve never seen. […]

JetBlue Has a New Flight to a Caribbean Island With Uncrowded Beaches, Historic Towns and a Buzzing Food Scene

A buzzing food scene that includes some of the best restaurants in the Caribbean. Copious, uncrowded beaches. Colorful, charming downtowns with centuries of history. If you haven’t been to St Croix in the US Virgin Islands, you’re missing out on […]

Hilton Pushes Back Opening of New Dominican Republic All-Inclusive

Hilton has pushed back the opening date of its new all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Zemi Miches All-Inclusive Resort, which is part of Hilton’s Curio Collection, is now opening on March 15, 2025, […]

How to Fly Nonstop from Denver to the Cayman Islands

denver cayman islands flights seven mile beach

It’s the only nonstop service between Denver and the Cayman Islands: Cayman Airways’ popular seasonal route connecting Colorado to the Caribbean. And now it’s back again for its fifth year. The nonstop service between Denver and Grand Cayman just relaunched […]