JetBlue will no longer book direct flights from the Worcester Regional Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York after June 14.
Commercial airline service at the Worcester Regional Airport will cease going into October, as JetBlue has been non-committal as to when it will resume flights to and from Central Massachusetts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Transportation appears to have approved further cuts to airline service requirements at the Worcester Regional Airport, according to a May 22 filing, although as of Friday morning it was not immediately clear what those cuts might look like.
The U.S. Department of Transportation denied JetBlue's request to suspend service at Worcester Regional Airport, according to a Thursday filing, citing accommodations already made to meet industry economic concerns and community needs.
JetBlue Airways has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to temporarily suspend service at Worcester Regional Airport in light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, according to a Wednesday filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Massport on Friday announced it is investing $300,000 to better market the Worcester Regional Airport just days after American Airlines said it was reducing its flights from Worcester to Philadelphia.
Delta Airlines, flying to Detroit, will be the third year-round commercial airline to fly out of Worcester beginning next August, officials announced Aug. 28 at Worcester Regional Airport.