JetBlue made headlines last month when it added Milan and Barcelona as its newest European destinations starting next spring.
But the airline will also cut one other transatlantic route in the new year.
JetBlue Airways confirmed this week that it will not resume seasonal flights between New York and Amsterdam in March as planned.
This will end the airline’s first non-stop flights in August 2023.
“The route is not performing to our expectations and rising operating costs at Amsterdam Airport further challenge its viability,” JetBlue said in a statement to TPG on Tuesday.
Passengers booked to fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Amsterdam in the spring and summer of 2026 will have several options.
JetBlue said it will automatically rebook those Amsterdam flights from Boston, which will continue to operate year-round.
JetBlue still expects to fly its largest transatlantic route in 2026, but will focus more on seasonal European flights from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).
Its two new transatlantic flights in summer 2026 will both depart exclusively from Boston — in line with the airline’s 2025 launch of flights to Madrid.
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JetBlue Airways European routes
Below is JetBlue Airways’ European route map:
Departing from Boston
- Year-round services: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), London Heathrow Airport (LHR), Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
- Opening April 16: Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), seasonal
- Resuming on 16 April: Dublin Airport (DUB), Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)
- Opening May 11: Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), seasonal
- Resuming May 21: London Gatwick (LGW)
From JFK Airport
- Year-round services: London (twice daily), Paris
- Resuming on 29 April: Dublin, Edinburgh
European economic growth may end ‘temporarily’
JetBlue debuted European service in 2021 and has added to its list of destinations almost every year since.
However, the airline has signaled that growth in its transatlantic business is about to level off.
“By 2030, we will no longer have aircraft capable of flying across the Atlantic,” JetBlue President Marty St. George said last week during remarks in JetBlue’s new JFK airport lounge. “The last two routes we’ve added – Milan and Barcelona from Boston – those are the last two routes for a while.”
One possible exception? Portugal
Still, JetBlue has its sights on another destination across the pond — Lisbon.
The airline had previously been granted permission to land at Lisbon Airport (LIS) but the time slot was “completely unworkable”, chief executive Joanna Geraghty told an industry conference earlier this month.
“We will continue to knock on the door there,” Geraghty said on Dec. 3.
So don’t rule out flying to Portugal with JetBlue in the near future.
Reminder: BlueHouse opens this week at JFK Airport
Passengers flying in JetBlue’s Mint premium cabin to Europe will be eligible to use its new JFK lounge, BlueHouse, which will open in Terminal 5 on December 18.
A second BlueHouse location is planned for Boston later in 2026.
Club access is also available to top Mosaic 4 members and TrueBlue members who hold the JetBlue Premier Credit Card.
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