JetBlue Announces 3 New Florida Flights From MacArthur Airport

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — JetBlue has landed at Long Island MacArthur Airport, the Town of Islip announced Tuesday.

JetBlue’s now offers nonstop air service from Long Island MacArthur Airport to three popular destinations in Florida, Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter announced at the airport.

Beginning in October, JetBlue will operate daily flights between Islip and Orlando, and flights between Islip and Fort Lauderdale and Islip and Palm Beach, both four times a week. All routes will be flown on JetBlue’s Airbus A320 aircraft.

“Our airport customers across Long Island have been expressing their clear enthusiasm for more air service at ISP, and JetBlue is consistently one of the most frequent requests. We’ve been listening and working very hard to bring additional options to Long Island," said Carpenter. Today’s announcement reflects our determination and active outreach as JetBlue will now serve Islip’s Long Island MacArthur Airport initially with three Florida destinations that the carrier carefully selected.”

To celebrate Wednesday's launch for a limited time, the airlines is offering special $49 one-way fares for flights between ISP and these Florida destinations, available online only on jetblue.com.

“We are energized by this exciting move by JetBlue to serve Long Island MacArthur Airport,” said Mitch Pally, Airport Advisory Board Chairman. “We know Long Islanders love traveling between Florida and Long Island, and JetBlue’s decision to provide more service to three top Florida destinations reflects that opportunity."

JetBlue is currently the sixth largest airline in the U.S. and the only major passenger airline based in New York.

The JetBlue announcement caps a strong spring for Long Island MacArthur Airport. For the month of April, 2024, versus April, 2023, ISP’s air carriers increased domestic seats by 22.7%, nearly four times the U.S. domestic average of 6.3%, and more than any other commercial airport (small hub or larger) in New York and New England.

MacArthur Airport has completed over $100 million in planning and capital projects since 2016, including the rehabilitation of airfield taxiway and runway surfaces, a Ground Transportation Center and Walkway, a Fire Rescue Building, and is nearing completion on significant Mechanical Engineering and Plumbing capital improvements.

“Long Island MacArthur Airport strives to provide excellent working relationships with our air carriers, low landing fees, and significant taxi time savings. Airlines are recognizing ISP as a distinct and highly desirable airport to serve New York, and customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties more and more are seeing the benefits of flying from Long Island’s convenient hometown airport,” said Airport Commissioner Shelley LaRose-Arken.