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JetBlue Airways has announced plans to launch nonstop daily service to St. Maarten (SXM), subject to receipt of government approval. This new route will be the value airline's eighth non-stop destination out of San Juan and its third out of St. Maarten.
Flights between San Juan and St. Maarten will go on sale at www.jetblue.com soon, with service to begin November 17. The new service will be JetBlue's second intra-Caribbean route, with existing service between San Juan and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Service to St. Maarten will be operated by JetBlue's Embraer E190 aircraft, offering two-by-two, all-leather seating. The airline's customers also have the advantage of first-checked bag free and unlimited, complimentary snacks and drinks.
"The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is enthusiastic about JetBlue's new service from Puerto Rico to St. Maarten, as it provides essential access to and from the Dutch/French Caribbean, one our top ten markets in the region," said Mario Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. "This new service strengthens Puerto Rico's position as the main connecting point to numerous destinations within the region."
This summer, JetBlue will have 27 daily departures from San Juan and 34 daily departures from Puerto Rico, including Aguadilla and Ponce. This new route will provide convenient connections to St. Maarten from New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK), Boston's Logan (BOS), Orlando International (MCO), and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) airports. The new service follows the recent addition of flights from San Juan to both Tampa and Jacksonville.
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