JetBlue Launching First Intra-Caribbean Route: SJU-SDQ

[Matt Molnar]

JetBlue will begin service linking San Juan, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on December 18. Embraer E190s will fly the one hour hops once daily.

Press Release: http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/n ... 4&d=148170 (http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=nrdigest&vid=16008&topic=16384&d=148170)

Is this one of the SJU routes AA dumped?

[Iberia A340-600]

Good for Jet Blue, first they succeed in playing down American in Puerto Rico and now it seems like they are going after American Eagle!

[LGA777]

AA is dropping their Mainline SJU-SDQ flights, currently 2 757's, (where recently often full A-300's) but increasing their Eagle ATR-72 service from the current 5 to 8 per day. Over the years several Domincan carriers have served the route, most recently defunct Air Santo Domingo with Trans Meridain 727-200's. As recenly as two years ago you could fly the route 3 days a week on an Iberia A-340 operating either MAD-SDQ-SJU-MAD or MAD-SJU-SDQ-MAD depending on day of week.

Cheers

LGA777