JetBlue is adding 30 new routes and bringing its business class service to a new airport, showing signs that travel demand is coming back (JBLU)

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• JetBlue announced 30 new routes on Thursday, aimed at serving new demand from leisure travelers and lockdown-weary Americans looking to visit friends and relatives.
• The airline also revealed that it will bring its Mint business class service to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey for the first time, serving flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
• Although airlines have seen an increase in leisure travel demand for the summer, business travel demand remains dismally low.
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JetBlue announced 30 new routes on Thursday, citing a return of some travel demand as Americans emerge from lockdowns and quarantines.

While demand is still well below 2019 levels, JetBlue said it's noticed an uptick in demand for travel between markets based on leisure travel, and from lockdown-weary people looking to visit friends and relatives, often referred to as "VFR" travelers.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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