{"version":"1.9","identifier":"94371371-87aa-4362-b719-d51ab4f465de","language":"en-US","title":"JetBlue's biggest Fort Lauderdale schedule yet: 14 new routes and Mint to San Diego","layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":32,"gutter":20},"componentLayouts":{"text":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"maximumContentWidth":720,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"photo":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":20,"bottom":20}}},"componentTextStyles":{"default":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":18,"lineHeight":29,"textColor":"#171717"},"headline":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue-Bold","fontSize":36,"lineHeight":42,"conditional":[{"conditions":{"maxViewportWidth":480},"fontSize":28,"lineHeight":34}]},"intro":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":20,"lineHeight":28,"textColor":"#555555"},"caption":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":13,"lineHeight":19,"textColor":"#666666"},"byline":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":13,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#666666"},"body":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":18,"lineHeight":29,"paragraphSpacingAfter":14,"linkStyle":{"textColor":"#00704a"}}},"metadata":{"canonicalURL":"https://www.loungefrog.com/news/jetblue-largest-fort-lauderdale-schedule-2026-mint-san-diego","datePublished":"2026-10-07T01:53:14.049364Z","dateModified":"2026-10-14T23:43:15.764914Z","authors":["Patrick Karsh"],"excerpt":"JetBlue now flies more than 125 daily departures from Fort Lauderdale and expects about 150 this winter. New routes include Colombia, Indianapolis and a daily Mint flight to San Diego.","thumbnailURL":"https://pub-fac99da959e344fe99d810d309cef7df.r2.dev/photos/article/94371371-87aa-4362-b719-d51ab4f465de/7794e4538e3255901c47d4872ec3f0ca.jpg","generatorName":"Frog News","generatorVersion":"1.0"},"components":[{"role":"title","text":"JetBlue's biggest Fort Lauderdale schedule yet: 14 new routes and Mint to San Diego","textStyle":"headline","layout":"text"},{"role":"intro","text":"JetBlue now flies more than 125 daily departures from Fort Lauderdale and expects about 150 this winter. New routes include Colombia, Indianapolis and a daily Mint flight to San Diego.","textStyle":"intro","layout":"text"},{"role":"byline","text":"By Patrick Karsh · Published October 7, 2026","textStyle":"byline","layout":"text"},{"role":"photo","URL":"https://pub-fac99da959e344fe99d810d309cef7df.r2.dev/photos/article/94371371-87aa-4362-b719-d51ab4f465de/7794e4538e3255901c47d4872ec3f0ca.jpg","caption":"N985JT JetBlue Airways Airbus A321-231 7798 \"Minterial Girl\" (cropped). · Tomás Del Coro / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)","accessibilityCaption":"N985JT JetBlue Airways Airbus A321-231 7798 \"Minterial Girl\" (cropped).","layout":"photo"},{"role":"caption","text":"N985JT JetBlue Airways Airbus A321-231 7798 \"Minterial Girl\" (cropped). · Tomás Del Coro / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)","textStyle":"caption","layout":"text"},{"role":"body","format":"markdown","text":"JetBlue is growing fast in Fort Lauderdale. On July 9, 2026, the airline launched eight new nonstop routes from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), with six more coming later this year. JetBlue now runs more than 125 daily departures to more than 55 nonstop destinations from FLL. That is the largest schedule it has ever flown there.\n\nJetBlue shared the plan in [its July 9 announcement](https://news.jetblue.com/latest-news/press-release-details/2026/JetBlue-Launches-Largest-Ever-Fort-Lauderdale-Schedule-Reinforcing-Long-Term-Commitment-to-South-Florida/default.aspx). It expects to reach about 150 daily flights from FLL this winter.\n\n## Routes that started in July\n\nThese routes are already flying:\n\n* **Baltimore (BWI):** three times daily\n* **Charlotte (CLT):** three times daily\n* **Cleveland (CLE):** once daily, from July 8\n* **Nashville (BNA):** three times daily\n* **Detroit (DTW):** twice daily\n* **Houston ([IAH](https://www.loungefrog.com/airports/iah)):** three times daily\n* **Chicago O'Hare (ORD):** twice daily\n* **Ponce, Puerto Rico (PSE):** once daily\n\nBaltimore and Charlotte are new cities for JetBlue from Fort Lauderdale. The others are cities JetBlue already serves from elsewhere.\n\n## Routes still to come\n\nSix more routes were scheduled for later in 2026:\n\n* **Barranquilla, Colombia (BAQ):** daily, scheduled from October 1\n* **Cali, Colombia ([CLO](https://www.loungefrog.com/airports/clo)):** daily from October 15\n* **Columbus, Ohio (CMH):** daily from November 2\n* **Indianapolis (IND):** daily from November 2\n* **San Diego (SAN):** daily from November 19\n* **Caracas, Venezuela (CCS):** daily, start date to be confirmed\n\nJetBlue notes that the Barranquilla, Cali and Caracas flights still need government approval.\n\n## Mint comes to San Diego\n\nFor premium travelers, the San Diego route is the one to watch. JetBlue will fly it with Mint, its business class with lie-flat seats. JetBlue says this will be the only lie-flat option between Fort Lauderdale and San Diego.\n\nJetBlue is also adding more Mint flights from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles and San Francisco this winter. Mint passengers on a Mint or Mint Flex fare now get free access to JetBlue's BlueHouse lounges. But there is no BlueHouse at Fort Lauderdale. The two lounges are at [New York JFK](https://www.loungefrog.com/lounges/jfk-bluehouse) and [Boston Logan](https://www.loungefrog.com/lounges/bos-bluehouse). So on the way home from San Diego, Los Angeles or San Francisco, you won't have a JetBlue lounge at either end.\n\n## Why JetBlue is growing here\n\nJetBlue says its daily departures from FLL are up more than 75% from a year ago. It has added 24 nonstop destinations since December.\n\nSome of that growth followed the collapse of [Spirit Airlines](https://www.loungefrog.com/airlines/nk). Spirit was a major carrier at Fort Lauderdale. When it stopped flying on May 2, JetBlue offered [$99 rescue fares](https://news.jetblue.com/latest-news/press-release-details/2026/JetBlue-Steps-in-to-Help-Stranded-Spirit-Customers-with-99-Rescue-Fares-Announces-Plans-to-Add-11-Destinations-From-Fort-Lauderdale/default.aspx) to stranded travelers and announced new routes to fill the gap.\n\n## Where I'd look for a lounge at Fort Lauderdale\n\nJetBlue has no lounge of its own at FLL. Here are the lounges we track at the airport:\n\n* **[Escape Lounge](https://www.loungefrog.com/lounges/fll-escape-lounge):** open to some premium credit cardholders and to anyone who buys a pass. Our users rate it 3.7 out of 5.\n* **[United Club](https://www.loungefrog.com/lounges/fll-united-club):** for [United Club](https://www.loungefrog.com/programs/united-club) members and eligible Star Alliance passengers. Rated 3.9 out of 5.\n* **[Delta Sky Club](https://www.loungefrog.com/lounges/fll-delta-sky-club):** for [Delta](https://www.loungefrog.com/airlines/dl) and eligible SkyTeam passengers. Rated 3.5 out of 5.\n\nThese lounges may be in different parts of the airport from JetBlue's gates. Check the location before you go. See every lounge at [Fort Lauderdale](https://www.loungefrog.com/airports/fll), or compare airlines on our [JetBlue page](https://www.loungefrog.com/airlines/b6).\n\n## Related reading\n\n* [JetBlue's BlueHouse lounges now admit every Mint passenger, not just international ones](https://www.loungefrog.com/news/jetblue-bluehouse-all-mint-passengers-access)\n* [JetBlue opens BlueHouse Boston and gives Mint and Mint Flex passengers free lounge access](https://www.loungefrog.com/news/jetblue-bluehouse-boston-opens-mint-lounge-access)\n* [JetBlue Premier vs Delta Reserve: which lounge card fits?](https://www.loungefrog.com/cards/delta-reserve/vs/jetblue-premier)","textStyle":"body","layout":"text"}]}