JetBlue Airways (New York) has announced its intention to serve Medellin, Colombia with the addition of daily nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE) starting in June 2013 (subject to government approval).
Destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean now make up almost one-third of JetBlue’s route network. Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city and a vibrant commercial and cultural center, will be JetBlue’s 79th destination and its third destination in the South American country. JetBlue also offers nonstop service between Bogota and both Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida as well as nonstop service between Cartagena and New York’s John F. Kennedy International (JFK).
JetBlue’s schedule between Fort Lauderdale and Medellin:
| Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Medellin (MDE): | Medellin (MDE) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL): |
| Depart – Arrive | Depart – Arrive |
| 4:45 p.m. – 7:05 p.m. | 7:05 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
| – Flights operate daily effective June 2013 (a) –
– All times local – |
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With this new addition, JetBlue will serve 27 Latin American and Caribbean destinations in 2013, including: Aruba; The Bahamas (Nassau); Barbados; Bermuda; Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman); Colombia (Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena); Costa Rica (Liberia and San Jose); Dominican Republic (La Romana, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Samana, Santiago and Santo Domingo); Jamaica (Kingston and Montego Bay); Mexico (Cancun); Puerto Rico (Aguadilla, Ponce and San Juan); St. Croix; St. Lucia; St. Maarten; St. Thomas; and, Turks and Caicos (Providenciales).
JetBlue’s flights to Medellin will be operated with its Airbus A320 aircraft.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Airbus A320-232 N633JB (msn 2671) prepares to land at Los Angeles International Airport.
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