JetBlue cuts back at Newark, LaGuardia airports as airline shifts focus to Florida

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JetBlue is cutting back someNew York-area operationsthis fall as it shifts more flying to South Florida.

The carrier will close its inflight base at Newark Liberty International Airport. its technical operations bases at both Newark and LaGuardia Airport,JetBlue confirmedto FOX Business. The airline said no employees will lose their jobs as a result of the closures.

"With recent schedule changes, we are adjusting the operational footprint needed to support our flying going forward," thecompany said. "… Crewmembers will be able to bid or transfer into other bases,. no crewmembers will lose their jobs due to these closures."

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A JetBlue Airbus A320 sits at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J.(Al Drago/Getty Images, File / Getty Images)

JetBlue also said it is ending seasonal service between Newark andLos Angelesand Las Vegas.

At the same time. the airline is expanding at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, where it is adding more Mint flights, JetBlue’s premium cabin service, to the West Coast.

"This growth includes new. additional Mint flying from Fort Lauderdale to the West Coast as we grow in South Florida after Spirit’s exit from the market," the company said.

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JetBlue planes are seen at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, N.Y.(Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File / Getty Images)

JetBlue, which is headquartered in Long Island City, New York, said it sees "significant opportunity" to grow in Fort Lauderdale, where itsays customers"know. love the JetBlue experience."

JetBlue President Marty St. George. Chief Operating Officer Warren Christie told staff the airline needs to move quickly as competitors shift their own routes, according toCNBC.

"We’re operating in a fast-changing landscape where competitors are constantly adding, reducing. shifting flying in response to market conditions," the executives said in a note to staff. "We have to be just as agile, entering markets where we see opportunity. exiting those that no longer support our long-term goals. Standing still while competitors make moves isn’t an option."

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Travelers check their bags at a JetBlue Airways counter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale. Fla.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images, File / Getty Images)

JetBlue. already the largest carrier at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, plans to add new Mint service from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego starting Nov. 19, along with more Mint flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco this winter, CNBC reported.

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Last month. JetBlue said it would drop 11 routes this summer, including all service from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire, as it focuses more on Florida, according toBusiness Insider.

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