Seven months after a long-awaited return to Daytona Beach International Airport, JetBlue is leaving DAB once again.
According to a report from The Points Guy, the airline will cancel nonstop services to New York City (JFK) and Boston’s Logan International airports on Sept. 9. Both routes were introduced in December 2025.
The move, according to the report, comes as JetBlue shifts resources into Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) to become the dominant carrier in South Florida to fill the gap left by the abrupt departure of its major competitor, Spirit Airlines.
The low-budget carrier is dropping “underperforming” Daytona Beach International Airport entirely, just seven months after returning to Daytona Beach following a seven-year absence, according to a company memo acquired by USA TODAY NETWORK Florida.
The News-Journal has reached out to the airport’s marketing team for comment.
Leaving Daytona not ‘an easy decision,’ JetBlue says
The airline made a triumphant return to the Daytona Beach airport on Dec. 4, 2025, with the mission of “connecting the East Coast customers to destinations they love,” according to Dan Blake, JetBlue’s vice president of airport experience.
JetBlue previously left Daytona Beach in 2019 after three years to serve destinations that were more profitable.
“It’s never an easy decision to end or reduce service, especially in cities where we’ve only recently launched,” JetBlue’s memo to employees said. “But part of building a competitive network means testing, learning, taking advantage of opportunities when they present themselves, and making adjustments when performance doesn’t meet expectations.
“That was the case with DAB and JFK-Vero Beach, where demand didn’t develop as anticipated, and the routes have remained unprofitable. We’d ordinarily give them more time to develop, but the opportunity in FLL is here now.”
Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Avelo and Breeze are the four carriers offering services at DAB.
USA TODAY NETWORK-FLORIDA reporter Clayton Park contributed to this report.
— Brenno Carillo is a local government reporter covering Flagler County, including Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, for The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
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